Vol3_072_April 1935 - 001_Arizona Valve House

Title Vol3_072_April 1935
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "3238 Telephoto view of the Arizona Valve House. April 25th, 1935. 3237 Telephoto of the Nevada Valve House. Note forms for the roof beams being built. April 25th, 1935. 3234 A telephoto view from the Nevada side, showing some of the Arizona Power House roof girders in position. Note the Universal Crane on top. The girder on the flat car has just been lowered by means of the Government Cableway. April 25th, 1935. 3245 View taken from the upstream end of No. 4 Plug, looking downstream, showing the method of pouring. April 26th, 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/s6tgyd5p
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44232
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6tgyd5p

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Title Vol3_072_April 1935 - 001_Arizona Valve House
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.
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Format image/jpeg
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44702
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6tgyd5p/44702