Title	Big Pine, Thomas farm, abandoned
Creator	Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960
Date Range	circa 1930-1939
Description	View of trees and barren land in a desolate farm. Inscription by J. D. Black on the back of photograph: "Thomas place."
Note	Farm was probably purchased and abandoned by the City of 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 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. A resident of Big Pine and leader of resistance against Los Angeles, J. D. Black (1893-1960) used such photographs as these to document the deterioration of the Owens Valley.
Physical Description	1 black-and-white photograph; 7 x 12 cm
Genre	Photographs
Subject	Abandoned farms--California--Big Pine; Orchards--California--Big Pine; Agriculture--California--Owens Valley; Land use; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Geographic Location	Big Pine (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 3. Photographs; Box No. 17; Folder No. 14
Identifier	sc_jdbp006420001
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Sponsor	Support provided by the Metabolic Studio.
Type	Image
Format	image/tiff