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Identifier	ov091
Title	City of Los Angeles Water Pipe and Ditch to Transport Water. Owens Valley, California
Creator	Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960;
Date Created	1930
Description	Water flowing from pipe into ditch to carry water to Los Angeles Aqueduct. Fence to restrict access to ditch. 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. Water pumped from wells was carried by ditches to the aqueduct. The loss of water was a major grievance for Owens Valley ranchers and farmers, for it hampered use of water for agriculture by locals. A resident of Big Pine and leader of resistance against Los Angeles, J. D. Black (1893-1960), the probable photographer of this scene, used photographs such as these 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; Mulholland, William, 1855-1935;
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Owens River (Calif.)--Water rights;
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; Ditches; Fences; Water pipes;
Form/Genre	Photographs;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3: Photographs, Box 17, Sleeve 31