Vol1_037_October-November 1931

Title Vol1_037_October-November 1931
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "# 623 View looking upstream from point near the Government water intake on the Nevada side. The lower portals of Diversion Tunnels Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are shown. The bridge in the foreground, in addition to being a footbridge, carries a six-inch compressed air-pipe, gasoline pipe and water pipe. November 29th, 1931. § 622 Jack-hammer men drilling open cut excavation to lower portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 1. Note the hard-boiled hats, which are used by Six Companies Inc. employees, and which all men working in the canyon are required to wear. November 29th, 1931. # 589 Drilling the first round in enlarging upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 2. The welded steel "Jumbo" mounted on the truck has twenty-five air-drills on it. The Swing Shift crew is waiting to go to work. November 18th, 1931. # 590 Looking downstream toward the damsite, from a point near the upper portals of Diversion Tunnel No. 2. November 18th, 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/s62c3tbx
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44282
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s62c3tbx
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