Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_015_July 1932 - 000_July 1932

Title Vol2_015_July 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1304 Cloudburst in the water-shed of Las Vegas Wash assumed such proportions as to wash out a section of the railroad fill. July 12th, 1932. 1306 Twelve hours later the stream-bed is perfectly dry, but the force of the flood is graphically shown. July 12th, 1932. 1307 Workmen repairing damage caused by cloudburst flood in Las Vegas Wash. July 14th, 1932. 1310 Another view of repair operations under way in Las Vegas Wash, after cloudburst. July 14th, 1932."
Description In 1931, Utah joined Six Companies Inc. to raise the surety required to bid for the Boulder (Hoover) Dam contract. One of the world’s largest dams, Hoover Dam was completed in 1936 at a cost of $49 million. These scrapbooks document through photographs the construction of the dam showcasing UCC's part in its creation.
Subject Boulder City (Nev.); Dams--Design and construction; Hoover Dam (Ariz. And Nev.); Six Companies, Inc; Utah Construction Company
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original 1932; 1933
Date 1932; 1933
Date Digital 2008
Item Size 10x13.5 inch
Medium Scrapbook
Item Description 65 page leather bound scrapbook, black pages with photos
Spatial Coverage Las Vegas Wash, Clark, Nevada, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5506985, 36.1322, -144.87888
Type Image/StillImage
Conversion Specifications Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Language eng
Relation https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/212
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source MS 100 Boxes 126-130 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University
Format image/jpeg
ARK ark:/87278/s61nmaer
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44330
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s61nmaer

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Title Vol2_015_July 1932 - 000_July 1932
Image Captions "1304 Cloudburst in the water-shed of Las Vegas Wash assumed such proportions as to wash out a section of the railroad fill. July 12th, 1932. 1306 Twelve hours later the stream-bed is perfectly dry, but the force of the flood is graphically shown. July 12th, 1932. 1307 Workmen repairing damage caused by cloudburst flood in Las Vegas Wash. July 14th, 1932. 1310 Another view of repair operations under way in Las Vegas Wash, after cloudburst. July 14th, 1932."
Subject Boulder City (Nev.); Dams--Design and construction; Hoover Dam (Ariz. And Nev.); Six Companies, Inc; Utah Construction Company
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Format image/jpeg
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 45190
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s61nmaer/45190