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Chapter 11- Photography

2 men were determined to lead a campaign to restore photography to its own terms

Edward Watson- after a period of Abstract Expressionism, returned to the beauty of the outdoors, based in Carmel

Ansel Adams- San Francisco born, already an accomplished photographer by the age of 15, had a great affinity for nature especially the Yosemite Valley

Los ANgeles Aqueduct

took 5 years to build

struggles included: no water, extreme heat and cold

aqueduct carrie 4 times more water than Los Angeles could use

that water created the contemporary LA

aqueduct ended up irrigating San Fernando valley as well

L.A. was the most productive farm country in America

Mulholland became the highest paid public employee in California

Chapter 4- Discovery of Gold

On January 24, 1848, while building a sawmill on John Sutter’s land, carpenter James Marshall noticed something sparkly near the river. At first he just thought they were pieces of quartz but looking closer, he realized it wasn’t that. Because he had some previous knowledge of minerals, he knew that they were either sulphuret of iron or they were gold. After pounding it between 2 rocks and seeing that it was malleable, he knew that what he was indeed gold. He ran more tests and came to the conclusion that it was in fact gold. Eureka!