- Title
- Owens Valley water pumping from well into ditch
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- Date
- 1939
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- Description
- View of well water pumping out from a pipe into ditch that brings groundwater in the Owens Valley to the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and partial view of a wellhead in the background.
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- Format Extent
- 1 black-and-white photograph; 6 x 9 cm
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- Subject
- Water-pipes; Ditches; Wellheads; Wells--California--Owens Valley; Groundwater--California--Owens Valley; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Irrigation--California; Water-supply--California--Management; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Photographs
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- Note
- Well probably owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles, pumping groundwater into ditches that bring water to the Los Angeles Aqueduct. 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. Wells such as this operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power were a major grievance for Owens Valley ranchers and farmers. A resident of Big Pine and leader of resistance against Los Angeles, J. D. Black (1893-1960) used photographs like these to document the water management practices of the City of Los Angeles in the Owens Valley.
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- Collection
- J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3. Photographs; Box No. 17; Folder No. 31
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- Type Value
- ["Photographs"]
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- Keywords
- ["Los Angeles Aqueduct","LA Aqueduct","Aqueduct"]
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