Talbert Abrams

Talbert "Ted" Abrams (August 17, 1895 – August 25, 1990) was an American photographer and aviator known as the "father of aerial photography".

Early years

Born in Tekonsha, Michigan, Abrams learned to fly at the Curtiss Aviation School while working as a mechanic for Curtiss. He was issued Fédération Aéronautique Internationale pilot's license number 282.

He joined the US Marine Corps in 1917 and was assigned to the US Navy flying school at Pensacola. Over the next few years, he formed the Abrams Instrument Corporation to develop better cameras and instruments for his work, and the Abrams Aircraft Corporation in 1937 to develop specially designed aircraft. as is the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University.