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Dates: during 1959-1959
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...called it home. The neighboring town and country were nourished by huge water projects and irrigation systems. Other valley towns thrived, but Teviston never amounted to much because it had no water supply of its own. To get their water, Teviston people had to go to nearby Pixley or Earlimart and haul it back in battered milk cans and oil drums. They measured their status by the number of cans and drums that they could acquire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: The Gift | 12/28/1959 | See Source »

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