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The
Owens Valley Aqueduct
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Opening
day of the aqueduct in Los Angeles.
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One
of the many siphons along the aqueduct route.
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Aqueduct construction
in the Mojave Desert. |
The aqueduct
in Owens Valley. |
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Aqueduct
terminus in Los Angeles
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Aqueduct crossing
the desert to one of the siphons. |
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1864 Map
of the Owens River and Owens Valley
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The Board of
Water Commissioners of the L.A. Department of Water and Power
at the time of the building of the L.A. Aqueduct to Owens Valley.
(L-R) John J. Fay, J. M. Elliott, Moses H. Sherman, William Mead,
and Fred L. Baker. Sherman served on the water board while he
also participated in plans to develop the San Fernando Valley,
which became the outlet point for the aqueduct. Sherman's double
role has been the source of conspiracy theories with regard to
the aqueduct. |
Further reading
on the Owens Valley Aqueduct |
The
Lost Frontier by Robert A. Sauder (1994)
Complete
Report on the Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct by
Los Angeles Board of Public Service Commissioners (1916)
Rivers
in the Desert by Margaret Leslie Davis (1993)
Owens
Valley and the Los Angeles Controversy by Richard Wood (1973)
The
Owens Valley Controversy & A.A. Brierly: The Untold Story
by Robert A. Pearce (1999)
Cadillac
Desert: the American West and It's Disappearing water by
Marc Reisner
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20-Mule-Team
History |
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Manzanar
Internment Camp Portraits, History etc. |
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More
Owens Valley Aqueduct Portraits & History |
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More
Owens Valley Aqueduct Portraits & History |
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Mt.
Whitney Pack Trains 1950s Brochure |
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Bessie
Brady Steamer |
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 This page was last updated on
04 November 2007 |
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