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Big Pine, McCullough farm, abandoned

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LML_CSLA-15-007870001

Big Pine, McCullough farm, abandoned

Sponsor: Support provided by the Metabolic Studio.
Collection Location: J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3. Photographs; Box No. 17; Folder No. 22
Source: Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Subject: Abandoned farms--California--Big Pine; Agriculture--California--Owens Valley; Land use; Barbed wire; Fences; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Photographs
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.
Date: D:00 M:00 Y:1939
Description: View of trees scattering on barren land fenced behind barbed wire. Mountains are seen in the distance. Inscription by J. D. Black on the back of photograph: "McCullough."
Title: Big Pine, McCullough farm, abandoned
Physical description: 1 black-and-white photograph; 7 x 12 cm
Digital Identifier: LML_CSLA-15-007870001
Object Identifier: LML_CSLA-15-00787
Type: Photographs
Rights: https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Keywords: Los Angeles Aqueduct, LA Aqueduct, Aqueduct
Location: Big Pine (Calif.)

IIIF manifest: https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/45733245-65df-4789-a432-2a8d683e0d7f/manifest

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