Transportation was largely by mule power when the Los Angeles Aqueduct was under construction. This photo taken in 1912 shows a 52-mule team hauling sections of aqueduct pipe. Work on the aqueduct was started on September 20, 1907.
Water-supply--California Aqueducts--California Mules--California Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.) Owens Valley (Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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