| Title |
Vol2_019_July 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1319 The danger of high water having passed for 1932, the concrete arch coffer dams are being blasted out of the lower portals of diversion tunnels. View shows Diversion Tunnel No. 2 July 15th, 1932. 1337 A protecting dike of rock is left between the open cut excavation and the river at the lower portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 2. July 16th, 1932. 1333 Workmen disembarking from transport trucks at the upper portals, and going to work on the swing shift. July 16th, 1932. 1353 Low Level Concrete Mixing Plant, showing method of conveying concrete, both in 2-yard buckets and 4-yard agitators, cement is being unloaded by pneumatic suction from box cars on the left, and conveyed through pipes shown, to bins above. July 19th, 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; Colorado River, United States and Mexico, http://sws.geonames.org/4013157, 31.9, -114.95083 |
| 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/s60mexz2 |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44326 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s60mexz2 |
