Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol1_053_January 1932 - 000_January 1932

Title Vol1_053_January 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "Looking out of the lower portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. Note the size of the men in the entrance. January 25th, 1932. #844 A flash of the light photograph of the interior of one is workers ion tunnels. The drilling jumbo 12' top at the tunnel face. The 12" by January can be plainly seen. # 837 One of the drilling. This view was posed , Jumbos ready for action. as the swing shift outside the tunnel, just the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel #1. January 28th, 1932. # 804 A telephoto view of the muck disposal area on the Arizona side, below the lower portals Diversion Tunnels # 3 and # 4. January 19th, 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
Date 1932
Date Digital 2008
Item Size 10x13.5 inch
Medium Scrapbook
Item Description 54 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/s6agb77q
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44289
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6agb77q

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Title Vol1_053_January 1932 - 000_January 1932
Image Captions "Looking out of the lower portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. Note the size of the men in the entrance. January 25th, 1932. #844 A flash of the light photograph of the interior of one is workers ion tunnels. The drilling jumbo 12' top at the tunnel face. The 12" by January can be plainly seen. # 837 One of the drilling. This view was posed , Jumbos ready for action. as the swing shift outside the tunnel, just the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel #1. January 28th, 1932. # 804 A telephoto view of the muck disposal area on the Arizona side, below the lower portals Diversion Tunnels # 3 and # 4. January 19th, 1932. "
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 45002
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6agb77q/45002