Report on the Yaqui River project of Compania Constructura Richardson S.A., Sonora, Mexico / J.B. Lippincott. 1924.

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Report on the Yaqui River project of Compania Constructura Richardson S.A., Sonora, Mexico / J.B. Lippincott. 1924.

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2 v. ; 29 cm.

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Compania Constructura Richardson S.A. (Sonora, Mexico)

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Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942

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