| 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 |
