211_Harbor Development

Title 211_Harbor Development
Creator Utah Construction Company
Contributors Utah Construction Company
Image Captions OBRA #4, GUAYMAS, SONORA.- 3.- Una nueva vista del lado Poniente de la pasarela Sur, ovservandose los pilotes de uno de los Duques de Alba y parte del cimbrado de la ultima etapa de colado. Guaymas, Sonora, a Julio 16 de 1957.- GUAYMAS DOCK PROJECT. Concrete piling for dolphins. Access to dock and formwork for same.
Description In 1928, Utah Construction Company completed its first project outside of the United States with the 110 mile railroad for Southern Pacific of Mexico. Over the next 30 years, UCC continued to work on projects in Mexico including dams, roads, mining, and canals. The collection contains several booklets and correspondence along with approximately 500 photographs.
Subject Ferrocarril Sud Pacífico de Mexico--History; Mexico; Dams--Design and construction; Asphalt pavers--Mexico; Canals--Mexico; Sonora (Mexico : State); Chihuahua (Mexico : State); Sinaloa (Mexico : State); La Quemada (Mexico); Tepic (Mexico : Territory); Railroads--Design and construction
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Digital 2010
Temporal Coverage 1923-1928; 1945-1958
Medium Photography
Item Description 2.1 x 2.1-9.6 x 7.7 in. photograph; 9.9 x 8.8 in. paper and slides
Spatial Coverage Mexico, http://sws.geonames.org/3996063, 23, -102
Type Image/StillImage
Conversion Specifications Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
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 Bx 93, 100, 101 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University
Format image/jpeg
ARK ark:/87278/s60qt659
Setname wsu_ucc_mp
ID 58830
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s60qt659
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