Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol1_031_October 1931 - 000_October 1931

Title Vol1_031_October 1931
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "#418-419 - Panoramic view of Lower Portals of Diversion Tunnels Kb. 1 and No. 2, taken from Arizona side, Portal of No. 2 Tunnel enlarged to full size. Compressor Plant No. 3 on the left, and boat landing in foreground, October 28, 1931. #425 - A close-up of a portion of #419 above. Marion Electric shovel, trucks and caterpillar bull¬dozer working on approach cut to Lower Portal Ho, 1. October 28-31. #318- View looking up-stream toward damsite, which is at the second bridge. Note portals to tunnels No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. Retaining wall on highway to top of dam in upper left. October 12, 1931."
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 1931
Date 1931
Date Digital 2008
Item Size 10x13.5 inch
Medium Scrapbook
Item Description 54 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/s6b93jb1
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44266
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6b93jb1

Page Metadata

Title Vol1_031_October 1931 - 000_October 1931
Image Captions "#418-419 - Panoramic view of Lower Portals of Diversion Tunnels Kb. 1 and No. 2, taken from Arizona side, Portal of No. 2 Tunnel enlarged to full size. Compressor Plant No. 3 on the left, and boat landing in foreground, October 28, 1931. #425 - A close-up of a portion of #419 above. Marion Electric shovel, trucks and caterpillar bull¬dozer working on approach cut to Lower Portal Ho, 1. October 28-31. #318- View looking up-stream toward damsite, which is at the second bridge. Note portals to tunnels No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. Retaining wall on highway to top of dam in upper left. October 12, 1931."
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 44873
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6b93jb1/44873