The Life of George Chaffey

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"The Life of George Chaffey"

Entry/Object ID

2014.378.1.1

Description

"The Life of George Chaffey," by J. A. Alexander, 1928. A hard cover book published by MacMillan discusses Chaffey's life from the beginning to being an irrigation engineer to the president and manager of California Development Company. Chaffey founded scientific irrigation in Australia and brought water to the Imperial Valley while establishing Etiwanda and Ontario. The book includes illustrations and photographs and also has a cover jacket. The first page has an inscription from Patricia Murray the great granddaughter of Chaffey. The item is in good condition with minor abrasion to the cover.

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Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books