Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol3_047_August 1934 - 003_Boulder Dam and Spillways

Title Vol3_047_August 1934
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "2799 Arizona Intake Towers, from the Nevada side. Nevada Intake Tower No. 5 in forground, with upstream face of Boulder Dam shown to right. August 17th, 1934. 2814 Nevada Intake Towers, from the Arizona side. Upstream face of Boulder Dam to left. August 21st, 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/s6429nzs
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44204
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6429nzs

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Title Vol3_047_August 1934 - 003_Boulder Dam and Spillways
Image Captions 2794 Looking downstream from the Nevada side, toward the upstream face of Boulder Dam, showing the Spillways, Arizona Intake Towers and Cableways. August 17th, 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 44596
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6429nzs/44596