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Identifier	ov017
Title	Canal Bringing Groundwater from Well to Los Angeles Aqueduct
Creator	Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960;
Date Created	1930
Description	One of the canals that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power operated in Owens Valley to bring groundwater pumped from wells to the Los Angeles Aqueduct. In left background are power lines or telephone lines. In right background are the mountain ranges, either the Sierra Nevada or the Inyo, that parallel the Owens Valley. Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Background	To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began buying land and corresponding water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. In 1913, the great Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed to bring Owens Valley water to the city. Perhaps the pivotal figure in the Owens Valley Water Controversy, William Mulholland, chief engineer and manager of the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Water Works and Supply, was responsible for the 233 mile aqueduct, an engineering marvel still in use today. Wells such as this operated by the Los Department of Water and Power were a major grievance for Owens Valley ranchers and farmers, for the City of Los Angeles' pumping of groundwater lowered the watertable, hampering use of water for agriculture by locals. A resident of Big Pine and leader of resistance against Los Angeles, J. D. Black (1893-1960) used this photograph to document the water management practices of the City of Los Angeles in the Owens Valley.
Type	image;
Physical Description	1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm
Institution	Center for the Study of Los Angeles Research Collection, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3w1022nb
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	Public Domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Language	eng;
Subject (Name)	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power;
Subject (Place)	Mulholland, William, 1855-1935; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.);
Subject (Topic)	Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Land use, Rural--California--History; Wells--California--Owens Valley; Groundwater--California--Owens Valley; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Wellheads--California--Owens Valley;
Form/Genre	Photographs;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3: Photographs, Subseries B: Abandoned Properties, Owens Valley, Box 17, Sleeve 31