Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_035_August 1932 - 000_August 1932

Title Vol2_035_August 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1588 View of Upper Portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 1 and No. 2 from Arizona side. September 9th, 1932. 1610 Upper Portals, showing temporary Trestle and Dyke in upper Cofferdam area. September 17th, 1932. 1662 Upstream Cofferdam progress. October 1st, 1932. 1572 Excavating operations on Cableway Bench No. 7 and No. 8, Nevada side. September 7th, 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; Colorado River, United States and Mexico, http://sws.geonames.org/4013157, 31.9, -114.95083
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/s6g1bh23
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44321
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6g1bh23

Page Metadata

Title Vol2_035_August 1932 - 000_August 1932
Image Captions "1588 View of Upper Portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 1 and No. 2 from Arizona side. September 9th, 1932. 1610 Upper Portals, showing temporary Trestle and Dyke in upper Cofferdam area. September 17th, 1932. 1662 Upstream Cofferdam progress. October 1st, 1932. 1572 Excavating operations on Cableway Bench No. 7 and No. 8, Nevada side. September 7th, 1932." Stewart Library - Weber State University Six Companies, Inc. 1932- 1933 2008 Paper, Image black and white photographs 4 x 5.3 in. or 8 x 4.8 in. paper background 10 x 13.5 in. TIFF/JPG/PDF Archived TIFF images were scanned by Jill Walker at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. UCC_Hoover Dam Scrapbook_Volume 2 MS 100 Boxes 126-130 eng http://library.weber.edu/asc/ucc/regindex/default.cfm Digital Image Copyright 2008. Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
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 45147
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6g1bh23/45147