| Title |
Vol2_023_August 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1458 Interior view of Six Companies Inc. garage and automobile repair shop in Boulder City. Complete facilities are installed for overhauling all classes of automobile equipment. August 15th, 1932. 1474 Interior of tire shop of Six Companies Inc. garage. Complete equipment is installed for the rehabilitation and repair of all classes of tires used. August 19th, 1932. 1398 A panel made up of snap-shots of Six Companies Inc. Directors, taken at various times when they were visiting the Hoover Dam project. August 6th, 1932. 1392 Largest pneumatic tires manufactured are used on several of the trucks on the Hoover Dam project. There are only 3 moulds in existence of the size shown in the picture. August 1st, 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 |
Boulder City, Clark, Nevada, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5500539, 35.97859, -114.83249 |
| 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/s6250v7d |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44328 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6250v7d |
