| Title |
Vol2_015_July 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1304 Cloudburst in the water-shed of Las Vegas Wash assumed such proportions as to wash out a section of the railroad fill. July 12th, 1932. 1306 Twelve hours later the stream-bed is perfectly dry, but the force of the flood is graphically shown. July 12th, 1932. 1307 Workmen repairing damage caused by cloudburst flood in Las Vegas Wash. July 14th, 1932. 1310 Another view of repair operations under way in Las Vegas Wash, after cloudburst. July 14th, 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 |
Las Vegas Wash, Clark, Nevada, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5506985, 36.1322, -144.87888 |
| 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/s61nmaer |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44330 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s61nmaer |
