Water-supply--California--Owens Valley; Irrigation--California; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Contracts; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Watterson, W. W.; Graves, J. A.; Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938;...
Reclamation of land; Irrigation; Water-supply--California--Los Angeles; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878; Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
National Council of Catholic Women (Los Angeles, Calif.); Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (Los Angeles, Calif.); National Catholic Welfare Conference; Catholic Church--California--Los Angeles--Charities;
A 44-page notebook containing typed, numbered lists of notes on the National Council of Catholic Women. These lists include the reasons for establishing the Council, a timeline of the Council's development, the social issues important to the...
Legislation--United States; Land use; Water-supply--California--Management; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt approved the Los Angeles Water Supply Bill to the Secretary of the Interior. The Right of Act was passed allowing the City of Los Angeles to acquire lands and water rights in Owens Valley for the construction...
Legislation--United States; Land use; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply--California--Management; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt approved the Los Angeles Water Supply Bill to the Secretary of the Interior. The Right of Act was passed allowing the City of Los Angeles to acquire lands and water rights in Owens Valley for the construction...
Portrait of Fr. Joseph Glass, C.M., in profile. The photograph is mounted on heavy paper, with "Marceau, Los Angeles" printed on the lower right corner of the paper. The upper left corner of the paper is torn, and a pinhole and circular...
Bills, Legislative; Water-supply, Agricultural; Big Pine Water Association; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
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...
