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Title
Rivers of steel
Creator
Ahrens, Robert E
Steelways
Date Created and/or Issued
1948
Publication Information
Honnold/Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
California Water Documents
Rights Information
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Rights Holder and Contact
Claremont Colleges Library, Special Collections
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description
In a magazine article, Ahrens tells of William Mulholland's role in the creation of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and goes on to describe the aqueduct's physical structure. Ahrens also notes how Owens Valley residents opposed the construction. Mulholland's role in the Boulder Canyon Project is also described. Note on article dates publication as July 1948.
Type
text
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
cwd00202
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cwd/id/2885
Language
English
Subject
Aqueducts
Aqueducts--California
Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc
Boulder Canyon Project (U.S.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.)
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.)
Mulholland, William, 1855-1935
Photographs
Portraits
Portraits, Group
Water-supply
Water-supply--California
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Owens Valley (Calif.)
Source
Magazine excerpt, 9.06 x 11.75 inches, 3 scanned pages: box 2, folder 8, Owens Valley Collection, Water Resources Collection, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Relation
Owens Valley Collection
California Water Documents - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cwd

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