Letter from J. D. Black to Eugene A. Holmes

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/40730209b82e2071b0adf21daeffe111

Title

Letter from J. D. Black to Eugene A. Holmes

Creator

Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960

Date

1920-1929

Description

Letter from J. D. Black of Pine Pine to Eugene A. Holmes, Secretary of the Pacific Coast Knit Goods Manufacturers' Association, regarding the Owens Valley water controversy.
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served as secretary for the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) and later for the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA). Despite the economic decline of the Owens Valley, J. D. Black continued to reside in Big Pine and protest against the City of Los Angeles until his death in 1960.

Subject

Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960
Holmes, Eugene, A
Water rights--California--Owens Valley
Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Metabolic Studio
Los Angeles Aqueduct
LA Aqueduct
Acquaduct

Source

California Digital Library

Language

English

Relation

https://thumbnails.calisphere.org/clip/150x150/1c23b4aab2f02b55528493222cc9412d

Type

text

References

http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/johndblack/id/241

Citation

Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960, “Letter from J. D. Black to Eugene A. Holmes,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 16, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8019.

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