Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, March 7, 1934, “Guard Pays Dam Visit, Arizona Risks ‘Navy’ Craft, Julia B. Takes Governor’s Party From Parker to Scene of ‘Invasion,’ California Water District Crew Fails to Welcome ‘Foreigners'’ Arrival. … The sometimes uncertain voyage was made in order that Maj. F.I. Pomeroy of the Arizona National Guard and Herbert H. Hotchkiss, secretary to the Governor, might test the possibility of taking a unit of the guard up to the dam site by the river. … The major and Hotchkiss also inspected the cable anchors in the cliff on the Arizona side … Woman and man with camera seated on rocky hillside near wooden tower supporting electrical cables, woman in skirt and short-sleeved blouse looking over her shoulder at camera, man in suit and hat, folded newspaper in pocket, looking down into camera viewfinder, with hills in background In 1934, with plans in place for United States Reclamation Service and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to build Parker Dam on the Colorado River between Arizona and California, Arizona governor Benjamin B. Moeur protested the diversion of water to California by sending members of the Arizona National Guard to the dam construction site. A local ferry service also participated under the informal name of the Arizona Navy. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: (unidentified)
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_0524 0524 ark:/21198/zz002d9t6s
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Photographers--Arizona--Parker Environment Parker Dam (Ariz. and Calif.) Lifestyle
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