| Title |
Vol2_025_August 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1450 Looking across the reservoir area, which will be submerged when Hoover Dam is completed. The flat-topped hill in the center of the picture will form a small island and the ridge in the foreground will be totally submerged. August 15th, 1932. 1446 Visitors to the project are struck with the multiplicity of dish pans used as reflectors, which are scattered all over the project where night work is carried on. This is the crew that installs them. August 15th, 1932. 1484 High scalers perched on a bench 1,000 feet above the river prepare anchorages from which workmen will be suspended by ropes in scaling the canyon walls for the penstock, tunnel adits. August 22nd, 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/s6crn3wa |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44335 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6crn3wa |
