Land Settlement - Gordon Burris, chairman of the allied veterans' council, and the first winner, Marvin Criss from Macdoel, California

United States. Bureau of Reclamation

KP-1653-R2 - Klamath Project. Land Settlement. Gordon Burris, chairman of the allied veterans' council of the Klamath area, who drew the first number, congratulates Marvin Criss of Macdoel, California, number 22 and first winner present at the drawing among 2758 qualified applicants for the 44 homesteads available on the Coppock Bay section of the Tule Lake Division of the Klamath Project; March 15, 1948; Photo by B. D. Glaha

Title

Land Settlement - Gordon Burris, chairman of the allied veterans' council, and the first winner, Marvin Criss from Macdoel, California

Creator

United States. Bureau of Reclamation

Source

Original photograph: 18 x 13 cm, black & white photo, caption under photo reads "KP-1653-R2 - Klamath Project. Land Settlement. Gordon Burris, chairman of the allied veterans' council of the Klamath area, who drew the first number, congratulates Marvin Criss of Macdoel, California, number 22 and first winner present at the drawing among 2758 qualified applicants for the 44 homesteads available on the Coppock Bay section of the Tule Lake Division of the Klamath Project. B. D. Glaha, Photo. March 15, 1948", from Black Binders
Digital reproduction of photograph: KP-1653-R2 - Klamath Project. Land Settlement, Black Binders, Bureau of Reclamation

Date Original

1948-03-15

Date Digitized

2005-08-17

Date Available

2006-12-06

Other Identifiers

local: BOR-17-Aug-2005-1627

Subject (Topic)

Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Tulelake
Land settlement -- California
Veterans
Local officials and employees
Klamath Falls (Oregon)
Local History; Homesteading
Homesteading

Format

image