“Water – & New Wealth: Big South Coast Development Project Completed,” Orchard and Farm Section of The Sunday Examiner
Entry/Object ID
2014.003.014
Collection
Rancho Santa Fe Advertisments, Newspapers, Periodicals, and Clippings Collection
Archive Items Details
Title
“Water – & New Wealth: Big South Coast Development Project Completed,” Orchard and Farm Section of The Sunday Examiner
Description
Full-page illustrated feature article titled “Water – & New Wealth” with the subtitle “Big South Coast Development Project Completed,” published in the Orchard and Farm Section of The Sunday Examiner. The article discusses water development and irrigation infrastructure along California’s South Coast, emphasizing Lake Hodges and the multiple-arch dam designed by Eastwood. Photographs depict Lake Hodges, the dam structure, irrigated agricultural lands, eucalyptus groves, orchard valleys, and road construction. Captions reference Del Mar and irrigation for thousands of acres north of San Diego. The page frames water infrastructure as the foundation for agricultural productivity and regional development.
Creator
The Sunday Examiner
Condition
Notes
Brittle, yellowed newsprint with edge losses and creasing; small tears and lower margin loss present; printed text and photographs remain legible.
