| Title |
Vol2_006_June 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1283 Looking into the open cut excavation for the Arizona spillway. June 21st, 1932. 1282 A similar view to No. 1283 on the left, taken from a greater distance, showing the muck roads and spoil dumps. June 21st, 1932. 1291 Looking across the canyon from the site of the Nevada spillway, at the Arizona spillway excavation. June 25th, 1932. 1292 Similar view to No. 1291 to the left, showing the road which has been carried through and past the damsite for the construction of cableway benches. June 25th, 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/s6rvczyb |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44309 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6rvczyb |
