Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_028_August-September 1932 - 001_Diversion Tunnels

Title Vol2_028_August-September 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1500 Enlarged sections of the Diversion Tunnels, which are later filled with Concrete Plugs, are lined with concrete, and at the same time made to conform to an exact 50-foot circular section, by means of temporary wooden panel forms, which will later be removed. August 24th, 1932. 1561 16-Cubic yard Aluminum Rock Body on AP Mack Truck. September 1st, 1932. 1596 Loading 2-cubic yard Concrete Buckets from 4-cubic yard Rex Agitator Truck for placement in Sidewall Forms. September 10th, 1932. 1563 Lubricating Oil Reclaiming Plant at Boulder City Garage. September 3rd, 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 Hoover Dam, Mohave, Arizona, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5298509, 36.01609, -114.73804
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/s675vypr
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44338
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s675vypr

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Title Vol2_028_August-September 1932 - 001_Diversion Tunnels
Image Captions 1500 Enlarged sections of the Diversion Tunnels, which are later filled with Concrete Plugs, are lined with concrete, and at the same time made to conform to an exact 50-foot circular section, by means of temporary wooden panel forms, which will later be removed. August 24th, 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 45224
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s675vypr/45224