| Title |
Vol2_028_August-September 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1500 Enlarged sections of the Diversion Tunnels, which are later filled with Concrete Plugs, are lined with concrete, and at the same time made to conform to an exact 50-foot circular section, by means of temporary wooden panel forms, which will later be removed. August 24th, 1932. 1561 16-Cubic yard Aluminum Rock Body on AP Mack Truck. September 1st, 1932. 1596 Loading 2-cubic yard Concrete Buckets from 4-cubic yard Rex Agitator Truck for placement in Sidewall Forms. September 10th, 1932. 1563 Lubricating Oil Reclaiming Plant at Boulder City Garage. September 3rd, 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/s675vypr |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44338 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s675vypr |
