Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol1_043_December 1931 - 000_December 1931

Title Vol1_043_December 1931
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "A page of views of Six Companies Inc. Recreation Hall in Boulder City. This building houses pool and billiard tables, soda fountain, lunch counter, barber shop, reading room and card tables, cigar and magazine counter, and is the social and recreational center of the job. # 602 Exterior view of the Recreation Hall on December 18th, 1931. Since this picture was taken the building has been enlarged about one-half. # 752 Interior view, showing some of the pool and billiard tables. December 1st, 1931. # 753 Reading room and card tables, barber-shop in the background. # 751 Soda fountain and lunch counter."
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 Boulder City, Clark, Nevada, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5500539, 35.97859, -114.83249
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/s61z88e8
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44267
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s61z88e8

Page Metadata

Title Vol1_043_December 1931 - 000_December 1931
Image Captions "A page of views of Six Companies Inc. Recreation Hall in Boulder City. This building houses pool and billiard tables, soda fountain, lunch counter, barber shop, reading room and card tables, cigar and magazine counter, and is the social and recreational center of the job. # 602 Exterior view of the Recreation Hall on December 18th, 1931. Since this picture was taken the building has been enlarged about one-half. # 752 Interior view, showing some of the pool and billiard tables. December 1st, 1931. # 753 Reading room and card tables, barber-shop in the background. # 751 Soda fountain and lunch counter."
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 44878
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s61z88e8/44878