| Title |
Vol1_031_October 1931 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J. |
| Image Captions |
"#418-419 - Panoramic view of Lower Portals of Diversion Tunnels Kb. 1 and No. 2, taken from Arizona side, Portal of No. 2 Tunnel enlarged to full size. Compressor Plant No. 3 on the left, and boat landing in foreground, October 28, 1931. #425 - A close-up of a portion of #419 above. Marion Electric shovel, trucks and caterpillar bull¬dozer working on approach cut to Lower Portal Ho, 1. October 28-31. #318- View looking up-stream toward damsite, which is at the second bridge. Note portals to tunnels No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. Retaining wall on highway to top of dam in upper left. October 12, 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/s6b93jb1 |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44266 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6b93jb1 |
