Title	Old Jake Miller Ranch
Date Range	1920-1929
Description	Account of a ranch owned by Jake Miller that was once prosperous in agriculture but became barren after the purchase of City of Los Angeles.
Note	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 City of Los Angeles began additional large-scale purchases of land in the Owens Valley to increase its supply of water from the valley, resulting in the city's almost complete control of the valley's agricultural land. This led to a decline in the valley's agricultural infrastructure and economy.
Physical Description	1 page
Genre	Documents; Typescripts
Subject	Ranches--California--Owens Valley; Agriculture--California--Owens Valley; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Geographic Location	Inyo County (Calif.)
Repository	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Title	J. D. Black Papers
Collection Number	CSLA-15
Container Information	Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 9; Folder No. 11
Identifier	sc_jdbp004840001
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Sponsor	Support provided by the Metabolic Studio.
Type	Text
Format	image/tiff
Language	eng