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Title
San Joaquin River, South fork
Date
1929
Description
Landscape picture postcard postmarked from Bishop to Jack Black in San Francisco, with handwritten message and one-cent stamp on the back of the postcard.
Format Extent
9 x 14 cm
Subject
San Joaquin River (Calif.); Mountains--California; Rivers--California; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Postcards
Note
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served as secretary for the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) and later for the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA). Despite the economic decline of the Owens Valley, J. D. Black continued to reside in Big Pine and protest against the City of Los Angeles until his death in 1960.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3. Subseries A Photographic Postcards, Box No. 5; Folder No. 27
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Language
eng
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