| Title |
Vol1_045_December 1931 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J. |
| Image Captions |
"# 745 Drilling Jumbo in operation in the face of one of the Diversion Tunnels. From 20 to 25 drills can be operated at once and one-half of the face drilled in one operation. December 8th, 1931. # 671 View of the drilling Jumbo taken outside the Diversion Tunnels. It is of welded steel con¬struction, mounted on a truck chassis. December 13th, 1931. # 747 Another view of a drilling Jumbo, backed up to the tunnel--face, showing the method of con¬struction and mounting. December 8th, 1931. # 748 100-ton Marion Electric Shovel excavating blasted rock from one of the Diversion Tunnels. A three-and a half cubic yard dipper is used on these shovels. December 8th, 1931." |
| 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 |
1931 |
| Date |
1931 |
| 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/s6m0tywp |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44293 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6m0tywp |
