Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Related to Los Angeles Times article, March 13, 1934, “Dam Watch Continues in Arizona, State’s Army Expedition ‘Observes’ Water District Workers in California," Arizona’s Colorado River National Guard expeditionary force--two buck privates, a cook, a radio man, a truck driver and a major--continued today to follow order of Gov. Moeur and “observe” what the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is doing about the building of a diversion dam across the river north of here. …they peered watchfully at workmen on barges … It seemed likely to go on for some time. 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. Three men setting up a canvas tent on flat dirt area, with boxes and debris in foreground, buildings, water tank, and hills in background Possibly Major Franklin I. Pomeroy, Private H.W. Suman, and Private M.N. VanPouten Text from nitrate negative sleeve: (unidentified)
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
0526 uclamss_1429_0526 ark:/21198/zz002d9t8t
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
War Government Environment Parker Dam (Ariz. and Calif.) Militias--Arizona Arizona. National Guard VanPouten, M. N Suman, Harlin W., 1911-1974 Pomeroy, Franklin Ivan, 1894-1982
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