| Title |
350_Harbor Development |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company |
| Contributors |
Utah Construction Company |
| Image Captions |
GABIONES CON RECUBRIMIENTO Y RELLENO LAS VARILLAS SALIDAS SON DE LOS PILOTES Y LAS DE ANCLAJE DE BITAS. EN LA PARTE DE ATRAS PUEDE APRECIARSE EL DEZLIZAMIEN-TO Y FORMA DE TRABAJO DEL CHALAN Y LA DRAGA Gabions with coating and filling. The showing bars are from the piles and the anchoring bar from the bitts. In the back part is shown the sliding and the type of work of barge and dredge. |
| Description |
In 1928, Utah Construction Company completed its first project outside of the United States with the 110 mile railroad for Southern Pacific of Mexico. Over the next 30 years, UCC continued to work on projects in Mexico including dams, roads, mining, and canals. The collection contains several booklets and correspondence along with approximately 500 photographs. |
| Subject |
Ferrocarril Sud Pacífico de Mexico--History; Mexico; Dams--Design and construction; Asphalt pavers--Mexico; Canals--Mexico; Sonora (Mexico : State); Chihuahua (Mexico : State); Sinaloa (Mexico : State); La Quemada (Mexico); Tepic (Mexico : Territory); Railroads--Design and construction |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Digital |
2010 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1923-1928; 1945-1958 |
| Medium |
Photography |
| Item Description |
2.1 x 2.1-9.6 x 7.7 in. photograph; 9.9 x 8.8 in. paper and slides |
| Spatial Coverage |
Mexico, http://sws.geonames.org/3996063, 23, -102 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. |
| 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 Bx 93, 100, 101 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6817yv8 |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_mp |
| ID |
58458 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6817yv8 |
