Jess Hession and lawyers around a desk, Inyo County, 1924-1927
- Description:
- District attorney of Inyo County Jess Hession seated at a desk with two other lawyers standing behind him. There are open books and documents on the disk. Behind them is a bookcase. This image is related to dynamiting activity in the Owens valley, 1924 to 1927. Water, needed by farmers, was being diverted from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles. In response, Owens Valley locals dynamited sections of the aqueduct.
- Date:
- [between 1924-1927]
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection