Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_027_August 1932 - 001_Operations At Canyon Rim

Title Vol2_027_August 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1411-1412 These pictures together with the two on the opposite page, form a panorama of operations being carried on at the canyon rim, on the Nevada side. Photograph was taken from the Arizona spillway site. To the left is shown the Black Canyon Highway. The high level mixing plant will be located behind the fill on the road. To the right is shown the highway extension road to the Nevada spillway. Note the shovel boom projecting at the site of what was formerly Lookout Point. August 12th, 1932. 1451 Three hundred boxes of dynamite were used in the spectacular blast which demolished Lookout Point. Picture taken from new Lookout Point, on Black Canyon Highway. August 16th, 1932. 1452 Blasting is usually scheduled for 11:30 A. M., and the billowing dust dislodged from the canyon rim completely fills the canyon. August 16th, 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/s6e1dtgd
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44329
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6e1dtgd

Page Metadata

Title Vol2_027_August 1932 - 001_Operations At Canyon Rim
Image Captions 1411-1412 These pictures together with the two on the opposite page, form a panorama of operations being carried on at the canyon rim, on the Nevada side. Photograph was taken from the Arizona spillway site. To the left is shown the Black Canyon Highway. The high level mixing plant will be located behind the fill on the road. To the right is shown the highway extension road to the Nevada spillway. Note the shovel boom projecting at the site of what was formerly Lookout Point. August 12th, 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 45187
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6e1dtgd/45187