Vol2_022_July-August 1932

Title Vol2_022_July-August 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1388 The period of danger from high water having passed, protecting arch coffer dams are blasted from the lower portals of the diversion tunnels, and muck fill is being removed. July 27th, 1932. 1418 Trucks with 4 cubic-yard concrete agitators crossing the upstream steel suspension bridge, from the Arizona side. Upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 3 and No. 4 shown in background. August 13th, 1932. 1415 Side wall forms under construction to the left. Railroad tunnel No. 2 in the background, on the right. In the foreground are the concrete piers for the steel trestle, which will carry the railroad past the upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 1 and No. 2. August 13th, 1932. 1424 A close-up view of a section of the forms used in placing the side wall sections of the concrete lining in the diversion tunnels. August 13th, 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/s6h5b7gc
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44312
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6h5b7gc
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