Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol3_053_October 1934 - 000_October 1934

Title Vol3_053_October 1934
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "2905 Central section of the Powerhouse, looking toward the Nevada side, showing the floor level. No. 2 adit car in the extreme background. October 30th, 1934. 2908 Nevada Powerhouse, showing the reinforcing and walls around the penstock openings. Pumpcrete machine is in the butterfly valve gallery between the rock abutment and the turbine rooms. October 30th, 1934. 2910 Looking downstream into the Arizona Powerhouse, showing location of the turbine rooms, front room galleries and penstocks. October 30th, 1934. 2914 Looking upstream into the pipe gallery in the Nevad a Powerhouse, showing beams and concrete. October 30th, 1934."
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 1933; 1934; 1935
Date 1933; 1934; 1935
Date Digital 2008
Item Size 10x13.5 inch
Medium Scrapbook
Item Description 93 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/s6jd1xpr
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44156
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd1xpr

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Title Vol3_053_October 1934 - 000_October 1934
Image Captions "2905 Central section of the Powerhouse, looking toward the Nevada side, showing the floor level. No. 2 adit car in the extreme background. October 30th, 1934. 2908 Nevada Powerhouse, showing the reinforcing and walls around the penstock openings. Pumpcrete machine is in the butterfly valve gallery between the rock abutment and the turbine rooms. October 30th, 1934. 2910 Looking downstream into the Arizona Powerhouse, showing location of the turbine rooms, front room galleries and penstocks. October 30th, 1934. 2914 Looking upstream into the pipe gallery in the Nevad a Powerhouse, showing beams and concrete. October 30th, 1934."
Subject Boulder City (Nev.); Dams--Design and construction; Hoover Dam (Ariz. And Nev.); Six Companies, Inc; Utah Construction Company
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Format image/jpeg
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44393
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd1xpr/44393