Aqueducts; Rental housing; Irrigation; Los Angeles (Calif.) Board of Public Service Commissioners; Dalque, Phil; 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...
A view looking inland toward the Pike. An oriental-style pavilion stands in the foreground, with the Bath House just behind it. Signs along the Pike advertise ice cream, Coca-Cola, and bowling, and the beach is crowded with visitors.
Interior view of the Bath House, or Plunge, on the Long Beach Pike. There is an observation gallery along the wall above the pool. A sign at the top of a slide leading into the pool reads, "Warning: not responsible for accidents resulting from...
A view of Villa City in Venice, California looking towards the east. The building housing the rental office is in the foreground. Railroad tracks appear on the right.
Document in Chinese and English; rental receipt of May 1942 from A. Loonis & Company to tenant Max Rosen Esquire at 825 E. Seward Road in Hongkew District.
Venegas, Miguel, 1897-1994; Venegas, Juan, 1872-1955; Venegas, Dolores Dávalos de, 1900-1991; Venegas, Julia Cárdenas de, 1881-1961; Venegas, María del Rosario, 1916-2012; Business; Mexican American families--California--Los Angeles;...