Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol1_038_November 1931 - 000_November 1931

Title Vol1_038_November 1931
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "# 641 Indicative of the wide range of temperature at Boulder City, which reaches 115 in the summer. shows what was officially summer, this view shows what was in seventeen reported as the third snow-storm in seventeen years. The temperature dropped to 24. November 21st, 1931. 643 View along the Government highway to the dam site to the dam site in the center foreground. Fortification Hill and snow-covered Arizona mountains beyond. November 21st, 1931. 642 View of snow-covered mountains, looking north across Hemenway Wash, from Government highway toward 55 damsite. November 21st, 1931. # 600 Looking upstream from the "Gate-way". The hill in the background will form a small island when the dam is completed. November 18th, 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 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/s6262gp6
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44269
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6262gp6

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Title Vol1_038_November 1931 - 000_November 1931
Image Captions "# 641 Indicative of the wide range of temperature at Boulder City, which reaches 115 in the summer. shows what was officially summer, this view shows what was in seventeen reported as the third snow-storm in seventeen years. The temperature dropped to 24. November 21st, 1931. 643 View along the Government highway to the dam site to the dam site in the center foreground. Fortification Hill and snow-covered Arizona mountains beyond. November 21st, 1931. 642 View of snow-covered mountains, looking north across Hemenway Wash, from Government highway toward 55 damsite. November 21st, 1931. # 600 Looking upstream from the "Gate-way". The hill in the background will form a small island when the dam is completed. November 18th, 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 44890
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6262gp6/44890