Beard, Walter Franklin, 1881-1979.
Stanislaus County, Calif. contractor and farmer. Worked for various irrigation districts and railroads building canals, flumes and roadbeds. Projects described in interviews include: work for Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Reservoir, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, LaGrange Morgan flume; Riverbank Oakdale Extension (of Santa Fe Railroad) and Modesto Interurban Railroad.
From the description of Walter Franklin Beard interviews, 1968-1976. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 34940930
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| creatorOf | Beard, Walter Franklin, 1881-1979. Walter Franklin Beard interviews, 1968-1976. | University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Modesto Interurban Railroad (Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Modesto Irrigation District (Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | South San Joaquin Irrigation District (Calif.) | corporateBody |
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| California--San Joaquin County |
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| Contractor |
| Irrigation districts |
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Birth 1881
Death 1979
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