| Title |
Vol2_012_July 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1364 The open cut excavation for the Arizona spillway. The top-heading for the spillway raise has been holed through and can be seen on the spillway face. July 20th, 1932. 1312 Electric shovels used for tunnel excavation are being used in handling muck in the spillway open cut. July 14th, 1932. 1377 Another view of the Arizona spillway open-cut excavation. Trucks, shovel and other equipment are being withdrawn for a blast on the bench in the background. July 21, 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/s6nte6ag |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44305 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6nte6ag |
