Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol3_059_December 1934- January 1935 - 000_December 1934- January 1935

Title Vol3_059_December 1934- January 1935
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "2963 No. 5 Intake Tower finished to Elevation 1232, showing curtain wall. December 5th, 1934 2980 Looking upstream at the upper end of No. 1 Plug, showing forms for the Intake Transition. December 19th, 1934. 3009 Telephoto looking downstream into the Arizona Spillway, showing construction of the spillway bridge. January 8th, 1935 2977 Looking upstream into No. 1 Plug, showing the placing of the high pressure valves and method of pouring. December 19th, 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/s6p72pm4
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44201
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6p72pm4

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Title Vol3_059_December 1934- January 1935 - 000_December 1934- January 1935
Image Captions "2963 No. 5 Intake Tower finished to Elevation 1232, showing curtain wall. December 5th, 1934 2980 Looking upstream at the upper end of No. 1 Plug, showing forms for the Intake Transition. December 19th, 1934. 3009 Telephoto looking downstream into the Arizona Spillway, showing construction of the spillway bridge. January 8th, 1935 2977 Looking upstream into No. 1 Plug, showing the placing of the high pressure valves and method of pouring. December 19th, 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 44578
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6p72pm4/44578