| Title |
Vol1_053_January 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J. |
| Image Captions |
"Looking out of the lower portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. Note the size of the men in the entrance. January 25th, 1932. #844 A flash of the light photograph of the interior of one is workers ion tunnels. The drilling jumbo 12' top at the tunnel face. The 12" by January can be plainly seen. # 837 One of the drilling. This view was posed , Jumbos ready for action. as the swing shift outside the tunnel, just the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel #1. January 28th, 1932. # 804 A telephoto view of the muck disposal area on the Arizona side, below the lower portals Diversion Tunnels # 3 and # 4. January 19th, 1932. " |
| 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 |
1932 |
| Date |
1932 |
| 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/s6agb77q |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44289 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6agb77q |
| Title |
Vol1_053_January 1932 - 001_January 1932 |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| OCR Text |
Show "Looking out of the lower portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. Note the size of the men in the entrance. January 25th, 1932. #844 A flash of the light photograph of the interior of one is workers ion tunnels. The drilling jumbo 12' top at the tunnel face. The 12" by January can be plainly seen. # 837 One of the drilling. This view was posed , Jumbos ready for action. as the swing shift outside the tunnel, just the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel #1. January 28th, 1932. # 804 A telephoto view of the muck disposal area on the Arizona side, below the lower portals Diversion Tunnels # 3 and # 4. January 19th, 1932. " |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
45003 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6agb77q/45003 |
