Name/Title
"COMPLETE REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCT"Entry/Object ID
2004.256.1.1Description
"COMPLETE REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCT"
Color: Black; Green
"Complete Report on Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct," published by the Department of Public Service, City of Los Angeles, 1916. The hardcover item has the title at the top of the front cover, with the city logo and the name of the oversight body below. This latter and a short title are also on the spine. Contents include a historical sketch of the project and specific chapters on elements of the project from initial planning, the search for other sources of water, the water supply and quality of Owens River water, federal aid to the city, aspects of construction, the development of power sources from the water, accounting and finance matters, two appendices concerning Owens Valley water resources and the sanitary quality of the aqueduct's water and fourteen maps and profiles in the text. There are also a number of illustrations to the 319-page work and an index. Separate accession items are 23 plates that were stored in the back pocket of the book and a large map showing the route of the aqueduct. With edge and corner rubbing, acid burns on flysheets, spine brittleness and partial separation, bulges on the cover from water damage, dented corners, some soiling, discoloration to the cover from water, some ink and pencil inscriptions on flysheets, moisture damage, stains, and some cover fabric tears, the overall condition is fair.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Reports, Los Angeles. Board of Public Service Commissioners, Aqueducts--California, Water--Distribution--California, Water-suuply engineering--California