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Title
Map of Big Pine properties offered for sale at public auction
Date
25 March 1947
Description
Map showing approximate dimensions and locations of properties in Big Pine, Inyo County, California, offered for sale at public action by Department of Water and Power Water System of the City of Los Angeles on March 25, 1947.
Format Extent
1 sheet; 36 x 43 cm
Subject
Real property auctions; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of Water and Power; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Maps
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.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 12ov; Folder No. 1
Type
Keywords
Language
eng
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