Name/Title
"PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE AQUEDUCT"Entry/Object ID
2004.103.1.1Description
Color: Black; Blue; White
"Pictorial History of the Aqueduct," by Allen Kelly (Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing & Binding House,) 1913. The softcover item has the title at the center of the front and a color image of a river in a forested area. The name of a former owner is at the top right in ink. Contents include photographs of Water Superintemdent William Mulholland and Chief Engineer and former mayor Fred Eaton; a photo of the Water Board that initiated the project; the three city mayors during the project; members of the Board of Public Works during the period 1907-1913; the three members of the Advisory Committee; an essay on the project's history; a map and profile of the aqueduct; statistics on construction; a list of officials; and several dozen photographs of the project and area involved. With cover spine and corner rubbing, brittleness, creases, soiling, edge flaking, edge losses, moisture damage, and tears, and page acid burns (the first and last from the covers), yellowing, and some foxing, the overall condition is fair.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Books, Times-Mirror Printing & Binding House, American Engraving & Electrotype Co., Water supply--Los Angeles (Calif.), Aqueducts--California, Water--Distribution--California