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Title
Board of Water Commissioners
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1905
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
The Board of Water Commissioners of the L.A. Department of Water and Power at the time of the building of the L.A. Aqueduct to Owens Valley. (L-R) John J. Fay, J. M. Elliott, Moses H. Sherman, William Mead, and Fred L. Baker. Sherman served on the water board while he also participated in plans to develop the San Fernando Valley, which became the outlet point for the aqueduct. Sherman's double role has been the source of conspiracy theories with regard to the aqueduct.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00017380
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Industries-Water and Power-Water-L.A. Aqueduct; S-002-187 4x5
CARL0000002649
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/89746
Subject
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power--Officials and employees
Water-supply--California--Los Angeles
Aqueducts--California
Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.)

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