Actions and defenses; Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Damages; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Protest movements
W. B. Matthews counsels Los Angeles Public Services Commissioners to file suit against Inyo County for damages protesters have inflicted against the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
American Society for Testing Materials; American Society of Civil Engineers; Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Artesian wells; Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers; Bookbinding; Bridges; California Portland Cement Company; Canals;...
Bound manuscript contains a report by a committee of engineers on the quality of cement used for the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Report gives information related to defects found in the cement mixtures, chemical tests, and analyses of the concrete....
Full page article with continued column on back narrates entire Owens River Valley trip to view the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Trip comprised of government officials and notable Los Angeles citizens who took multiple cars from Los...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Boulder Canyon Project (U.S.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.); Mulholland,...
In a magazine article, Ahrens tells of William Mulholland's role in the creation of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and goes on to describe the aqueduct's physical structure. Ahrens also notes how Owens Valley residents opposed the construction....
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Damages; Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Protest movements; Valuation
Report reveals that officials in Los Angeles have prepared to take action in the Owens Valley in response to damage done to the Los Angeles Aqueduct by local residents in the valley. Majority of article includes a quoted statement by President of...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Damages; Governors; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.)
Article observes that Owens Valley residents have commenced new attacks on the Los Angels Aqueduct at the same time these residents have rejected an offer from California Governor Clement Calhoun Young to settle the dispute over damages from the...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Damages; Governors; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.)
Bottom half of a longer article describes the damage done to the Los Angeles Aqueduct after destruction by protesters in Inyo County. The article argues that citizens of the area believe that they must resort to violence as they feel unable to...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Editorials; Environmental degradation; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply;...
Stegner relates his investigation into the Owens Valley conflict with the City of Los Angeles. He interviews Owens Valley residents who complain of water shortages and unfair treatment by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He describes...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Taxation
Article reports that attacks on the Los Angeles Aqueduct will now be considered a felony as result of recent destruction by Owens Valley residents. Along with the law change will come the addition of police forces to guard the aqueduct. Article...
Scrapbook contains pictures from the surveying expedition of nine public officials and three journalists across the Owens River Valley Project. Back of book contains a typed manuscript with details of their travels.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Artesian wells; Automobiles; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Mountains; Photographs
Artesian well near the Los Angeles Aqueduct that is the "best well but has a small flow." In foreground, man sits in a car, and in background are two people. Photograph labeled R9-4.
In a news article, Dr. Walter Lindley describes his tour of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and his various stops along the way. Engineer William Mulholland is mentioned as giving information to Lindley's tour group on the state of the aqueduct.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Automobiles; Automobiles--Societies, etc.; Caravans; Deer; Engineers; Hens; Hotels; Lindley, Walter, b. 1852; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Mayors; Mulholland, William, 1855-1935; Newspapers; Ranches; Springs
In an article, Willson details an automobile caravan trip to the city of Bishop. Trip is part of a larger tour of the Owens River Valley to view the Los Angeles Aqueduct. List of tour members is included. Among them, Dr. Walter Lindley and his wife...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Automobiles; Caravans; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Halloween; Lindley, Walter, b. 1852; Locomobile automobile; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Mayors; Newspapers; Packard automobile; Springs
News article reports the successful trip of Dr. Edwin Janss, Robert M. Allen, and Dr. P. Janns from the city of Independence in their Locomobile. Dr. Walter J. Lindley and the former Mayor Henry T. Hazard are mentioned as also driving smoothly in...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Banks and banking; Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Committees; Damages; Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938; Los Angeles...
Article announces the publication of the Chamber of Commerce Committee formed to investigate conditions in the Owens Valley and provide solutions for the area in its conflict with the City of Los Angeles over the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Article...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Birds; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ecological disturbances; Environmental degradation; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Mono Lake Committee
Newspaper insert raises awareness of Mono Lake's environmental condition as a result of water diversion towards the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Insert answers questions on how to consume water in an environmentally friendly way and lists ways to get...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Birds; Ecological disturbances; Environmental degradation; Environmental impact analysis; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Mono Lake Committee
Position paper of the Mono lake Committee reports on Mono Lake's environmental condition as a result of water diversion towards the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The paper details the aqueduct's environmental impact on the lake and local wildlife and...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Blueprints; Business enterprises; Charts, diagrams, etc.; Damages; Farmers; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Real property; Watermarks; Water rights; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Detailed report uses tables, line graphs, and personal narratives to explain the economic plight of the citizens of Owens Valley. One chart gives thorough statistics on how individual farmers living in Owens valley have fared since the construction...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; Bonds; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Mayors; Valuation
News article commends Mayor John Clinton Porter of Los Angeles for refusing to purchase a piece of land in Mono Valley for the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The property, called Eaton's Ranch, is offered to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for...
