Title |
Hoover Dam_Powder Monkeys |
Creator |
Utah Construction Company/Utah International |
Image Captions |
These so-called "powder monkeys" are preparing dynamite cartridges and blasting caps at a distance from other crews. Blasting was an integral part of the work at the dam site. Although the main emphasis was on the four huge diversion tunnels, more than 60 tunnels would pockmark the cliffs before the project ended. |
Description |
A collection of photographs from Utah Construction Company/Utah International highlighting the company's founders and laborers, and their work on canals, construction, dams, highways, mining and railroads. |
Subject |
Construction; Dams; Dams--Design and construction; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.); Six Companies; Utah Construction Company |
Publisher Digital |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Digital |
2001 |
Temporal Coverage |
1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970 |
Item Size |
8 x 10 inch |
Medium |
Photography |
Item Description |
black and white photograph |
Spatial Coverage |
Hoover Dam, Mohave, Arizona, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5298509, 36.01609, -114.73804 |
Type |
Image/StillImage |
Conversion Specifications |
JPEG images were scanned with an HP Scanjet 4570 scanner. |
Master Quality |
300 PPI |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Format |
image/jpeg |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6f886xk |
Setname |
wsu_ucui_photo |
ID |
97506 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6f886xk |