Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Water rights--Arizona; Water-supply--Arizona--Management; Water-supply--California; Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Legislation--California; Big Pine Property Owners Association; Browne, Maurice B.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Owens Valley
Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) was established to represent the property interests of Big Pine residents, and the organization held its first meeting on December 8, 1924. A. G. Barmore, editor and owner of the Big Pine Citizen, served...
Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply--California--Owens Valley; Irrigation--California; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Agriculture--California--Owens Valley; Richardson, Friend W., 1865-1943; Water rights--California--Owens...
Meetings; Hession, Jess; Lawyers; Reparations; Legislation--California; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
After a reparations bill of California was passed in April 1925, the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) formed the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA) on July 29, 1925 to establish reparations claims against the City of Los Angeles...
Reparations; Business; Legislation--California; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Payne, J. S.; Winchester-Simmons Company
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
Reparations; Legislation--California; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Buckingham & Hecht
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
Reparations; Legislation--California; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Buckingham & Hecht
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
Reparations; Legislation--California; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Legislation--California; Inman, J. M.; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration; Letters; Johnson, Hiram W.; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
