| Title |
Vol1_038_November 1931 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J. |
| Image Captions |
"# 641 Indicative of the wide range of temperature at Boulder City, which reaches 115 in the summer. shows what was officially summer, this view shows what was in seventeen reported as the third snow-storm in seventeen years. The temperature dropped to 24. November 21st, 1931. 643 View along the Government highway to the dam site to the dam site in the center foreground. Fortification Hill and snow-covered Arizona mountains beyond. November 21st, 1931. 642 View of snow-covered mountains, looking north across Hemenway Wash, from Government highway toward 55 damsite. November 21st, 1931. # 600 Looking upstream from the "Gate-way". The hill in the background will form a small island when the dam is completed. November 18th, 1931." |
| 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 |
1931 |
| Date |
1931 |
| Date Digital |
2008 |
| Item Size |
10x13.5 inch |
| Medium |
Scrapbook |
| Item Description |
54 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/s6262gp6 |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44269 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6262gp6 |
