Miscellaneous papers / by William Bowie. [1911-1936]

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Miscellaneous papers / by William Bowie. [1911-1936]

Collection of typescripts, clippings, and reprints of journal articles and speeches authored and compiled by William Bowie, Chief, Division of Geodesy, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1909-1936, and President, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, 1933-1936.

5 v. : ill. ; 24-28 cm.

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Drawn by R.D. Cutts. From the description of Pulgas base : map, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398096 Historical Background The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, me...