Hetch-Hetchy Water Supply for San Francisco 1912
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Author: Freeman, John Ripley
Title: On the Proposed Use of a Portion of the Hetch Hetchy, Eleanor, and Cherry Valleys within and near to the boundaries of the Stanislaus U.S. National Forest Reserve and the Yosemite National Park as Reservoirs for Impounding Tuolumne River Flood Waters and Appurtenant Works for the Water Supply of San Francisco, California and Neighboring Cities
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:By Authority of the Board of Supervisors
Date Published: 1912
Description:
Author: Freeman, John Ripley
Title: On the Proposed Use of a Portion of the Hetch Hetchy, Eleanor, and Cherry Valleys within and near to the boundaries of the Stanislaus U.S. National Forest Reserve and the Yosemite National Park as Reservoirs for Impounding Tuolumne River Flood Waters and Appurtenant Works for the Water Supply of San Francisco, California and Neighboring Cities
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:By Authority of the Board of Supervisors
Date Published: 1912
Description:
401, [1] blank, lxv pp. Two frontispiece photographs of relief maps, one folding; many photographic plates and illustrations, maps, diagrams, etc. (Small folio) black morocco with raised spine bands, titled and tooled in gilt, with gilt seal of the City & County of San Francisco on front cover, all edges green. First Edition
This extraordinarily detailed presentation is the major documentation in support of drowning the magnificent Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park for the enrichment of PG&E and numerous California tycoons. Rocq 9436.
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Some light wear and rubbing to extremities, some internal offsetting and toning, signed by Stan E.I. Wolfe and L.F. Walsh on verso of ffep and title; overall very good.
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Hetch-Hetchy Water Supply for San Francisco 1912
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