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Early water wheel for irrigation, Los Angeles

Description: A view of a water wheel with fields and homes in the background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Call number: photCL Pierce 01276
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

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