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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 9, 1953 reads, "Committeemen meet with Congressman Edgar W. Hiestand, second from right, in offices of Antelope Valley Soil Conservation District, located in the basement of the Post Office in Lancaster prior to departure for EAFB and a conference with General J. S. Holtner, commanding officer and his staff to map plans for a preliminary flood control survey of Antelope Valley watershed. Talking with the Congressman are: (left to right), W. B. 'Whit' Carter, chairman of Mobilization Defense Committee; Rex Davis, president of the board of directors of Antelope Valley Soil Conservation District; Murray D. Pond, manager of Palmdale Irrigation District, and (extreme right) Finley B. Laverty, Los Angeles County Flood District representative."
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Hiestand, Edgar W.,--1888-1970 Soil conservation districts--California--Lancaster Special districts--California--Lancaster Special districts--Officials and employees--California--Lancaster Legislators--United States Men--California--Lancaster Antelope Valley Soil Conservation District (Calif.) Lancaster (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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