Image / Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

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: Owens Valley residents eating at the Alabama Gates of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This photograph may record either the barbecue held the final day of the occupation (20 November 1924) or else the meals that wives of the occupiers served. The low water in the spllway indicates that the picture was shot towards the end of the occupation. Writing on canal wall: "Please don't throw trash in the AQUEDUCT." Title supplied by cataloger.
Type: image
Identifier: f8137c73-5478-4727-b012-1af5b9737d5a
https://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/documents/detail/9312
https://images.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/thumbnails/preview/f8137c73-5478-4727-b012-1af5b9737d5a
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 12

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.