Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_011_July 1932 - 000_July 1932

Title Vol2_011_July 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1378 Fabricated steel forms for placing the 3-foot thick lining in the side wall section of the diversion tunnels being erected outside the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 1. July 23rd, 1932. 1381 Apparatus devised for drilling grout holes through the concrete lining of the diversion tunnels. Air drills are mounted on bars. The grouting jumbo travels on rails laid on the invert floor. July 23rd, 1932. 1314 Workmen at isolated points away from drinking fountains are supplied by desert water bags. The picture shows a crew of "water boys" at the Arizona spillway. July 14, 1932 1315 Jackhamer men working on the floor of the Arizona spillway open-cut excavation. Workman in foreground is blowing dust from Jackhamer hole. July 14th, 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/s6xwyj51
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44303
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6xwyj51

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Title Vol2_011_July 1932 - 000_July 1932
Image Captions "1378 Fabricated steel forms for placing the 3-foot thick lining in the side wall section of the diversion tunnels being erected outside the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 1. July 23rd, 1932. 1381 Apparatus devised for drilling grout holes through the concrete lining of the diversion tunnels. Air drills are mounted on bars. The grouting jumbo travels on rails laid on the invert floor. July 23rd, 1932. 1314 Workmen at isolated points away from drinking fountains are supplied by desert water bags. The picture shows a crew of "water boys" at the Arizona spillway. July 14, 1932 1315 Jackhamer men working on the floor of the Arizona spillway open-cut excavation. Workman in foreground is blowing dust from Jackhamer hole. July 14th, 1932"
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 45069
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6xwyj51/45069