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Description
First part in a series of articles on Owens Valley residents tells of how the Los Angeles Aqueduct has forced residents to vacate their towns and sell their land to the City of Los Angeles. Article gives a short history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct's progress and critiques its water usage. Image of the Owens Valley with caption accompanies front page portion of the article.
Aqueducts Aqueducts--California Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.) Mountains Photographs Real property Reservoirs Reservoirs--California Water-Storage Water-Storage--California Water use
Place
Inyo County (Calif.) Long Valley (Mono County, Calif.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Owens River (Calif.) Owens Valley (Calif.)
Source
Newspaper clipping, 6.5 x 12.5, 4.13 x 12, 4.06 x 7.94 inches, 3 scanned pages: Owens Valley Collection, Water Resources Collection, box 1, folder 14, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
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