State Land Settlement, Delhi, California [picture]. 1920-1922.

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State Land Settlement, Delhi, California [picture]. 1920-1922.

Photographs documenting the development of the State land settlement project at Delhi, California. Views of the city, farm houses, temporary shelters, fairs, and agricultural exhibits of crops and livestock are included. Portraits of the State Land Settlement Board members and photos of irrigation pipes and agricultural machinery are also present.

4 albums (ca. 270 photographic prints), ca. 5 boxes (glass negatives) : b&w.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7532225

UC Berkeley Libraries

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