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Title: Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California
Creator: Detrick Studio (Bishop, Calif.)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1924
Contributing Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
Collection: J. D. Black Papers
Rights Information: Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. Please refer to: https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Description: Bishop, California ranchers releasing water from the Alabama Gates of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This photograph may have been taken during the initial stages of the occupation since the water is flowing strongly. Photographer's inscription at lower right corner: "Flowing Gold. L. A. Aqueduct." At lower right corner is recorded name of photographer: "Detrick Bishop, California." Title supplied by cataloger.
Type: image
Identifier: 1af9d2db-eea2-47b4-b28a-34da1499074d
https://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/documents/detail/9307
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Language: English
Subject: Water rights--California--Owens Valley
Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Canals--California--Owens Valley
Protest movements--California--Owens Valley
Source: Center for the Study of Los Angeles Research Collection, Loyola Marymount University
Relation: J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3: Photographs, Subseries A: Photographic Postcards, Box 16, Sleeve 6

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