| Title |
Vol2_002_June 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1217 Placing the steel form for the first pouring of concrete in lining the arch section of the diversion tunnels. View shows upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 4. June 2nd, 1932. 1234 Detail view of construction of steel form for lining the arch section of the diversion tunnels. June 10th 1932. 1258 View of the interior of Diversion Tunnel No. 4, near the upper portal, showing the arch jumbo in place. The arch section has been coated with a bituminous surface for curing concrete. June 19th, 1932. 1265 View of the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 4, showing the completed arch section and the timber ramp, by which trucks enter over the protecting concrete coffer dam. June 19th, 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/s6v3hdpe |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44306 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6v3hdpe |
