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Map of Los Angeles Aqueduct, Southern Pacific Railroad, and dry lakes, March 1911

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Title	Map of Los Angeles Aqueduct, Southern Pacific Railroad, and dry lakes, March 1911
Creator	Wright, E. T. (Edward T.)
Date Created	1911
Date Range	1910-1919
Description	Hand drawn map by surveyor E. T. Wright. Map number 3369.
Note	E. T. (Edward Thomas) Wright was county surveyor three times in Los Angeles County, his first term beginning in 1884 and his last ending in 1898. He also served as county surveyor for San Bernadino County. Partnering with W. B. Nicholson, he formed Wright and Nicholson to survey areas of Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties. As the maps in this collection attest, Wright was instrumental in the development of many parts of Los Angeles.
Physical Description	1 sheet; 26.25 x 20.75 in.
Genre	Maps
Subject	Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Railroads--California; Surveying--California--Kern County--20th century; Water-supply--California--Management; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Geographic Location	Kern County (Calif.)
Repository	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Title	Hurley/Wright Surveyors Map Collection
Collection Number	064
Container Information	Map case No. 2-12
Identifier	sc_hwmc000020001
Copyright	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Sponsor	Support provided by the Metabolic Studio.
Type	Image
Format	image/tiff
Language	eng