| Title |
Vol2_008_June 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1285 Looking down from the cliffs, near the Arizona spillway, at the construction operations in and around the vicinity of the upper portals of the diversion tunnels on the Nevada side of the river. June 21st, 1932. 1284 Close-up view of portion of No. 1285, to the left. The portals, protected by their concrete coffer dams, are shown in the lower left, the mixing plant to the upper right. June 21, 1932. 1250 Looking downstream from the cliffs on the Arizona side of the river at the low level concrete mixing plant on the right, and the upper portals of the Nevada diversion tunnels in the center. June 12th, 1932. 1253 A spectacular view of the reservoir area, taken from the canyon rim on the Arizona side. Six Companies Inc. 500-man river camp shown in the foreground. June 12th, 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/s6rz50vk |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44307 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6rz50vk |
