Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol3_083_June 1935 - 002_Black Canyon

Title Vol3_083_June 1935
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "3335 Looking downstream, in the Nevada Valve House. June 24th, 1935. 3331 Looking upstream, on the Nevada side of Black Canyon, toward Boulder Dam, showing the road tunnel portal June 24th, 1935. 3318 View taken from the Valve House catwalk, looking upstream toward the Power House. June 24th, 1935. "
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 1933; 1934; 1935
Date 1933; 1934; 1935
Date Digital 2008
Item Size 10x13.5 inch
Medium Scrapbook
Item Description 93 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/s6c60752
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44242
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6c60752

Page Metadata

Title Vol3_083_June 1935 - 002_Black Canyon
Image Captions 3331 Looking upstream, on the Nevada side of Black Canyon, toward Boulder Dam, showing the road tunnel portal June 24th, 1935.
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 44745
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6c60752/44745