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Title
Complaint against City of Los Angeles
Date
1920 - 1929
Description
Draft list complaining against City of Los Angeles for causing declines in economy and population in Big Pine, and damaging agricultural development, stock raising industry, labor market, and local business.
Format Extent
1 page
Subject
Land use; Big Pine (Calif.)--Economic conditions; Big Pine (Calif.)--Population; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Administrative Records; Typescripts; Manuscripts
Note
As secretary for the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) and later for the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA), J. D. Black (1893-1960) was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water conflict. He gathered and kept extensive records, such as the document shown here, to establish reparations claims for damages done to Big Pine.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 9; Folder No. 11
Type
Keywords
Language
eng
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