Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol1_045_December 1931 - 000_December 1931

Title Vol1_045_December 1931
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "# 745 Drilling Jumbo in operation in the face of one of the Diversion Tunnels. From 20 to 25 drills can be operated at once and one-half of the face drilled in one operation. December 8th, 1931. # 671 View of the drilling Jumbo taken outside the Diversion Tunnels. It is of welded steel con¬struction, mounted on a truck chassis. December 13th, 1931. # 747 Another view of a drilling Jumbo, backed up to the tunnel--face, showing the method of con¬struction and mounting. December 8th, 1931. # 748 100-ton Marion Electric Shovel excavating blasted rock from one of the Diversion Tunnels. A three-and a half cubic yard dipper is used on these shovels. December 8th, 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/s6m0tywp
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44293
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6m0tywp

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Title Vol1_045_December 1931 - 000_December 1931
Image Captions "# 745 Drilling Jumbo in operation in the face of one of the Diversion Tunnels. From 20 to 25 drills can be operated at once and one-half of the face drilled in one operation. December 8th, 1931. # 671 View of the drilling Jumbo taken outside the Diversion Tunnels. It is of welded steel con¬struction, mounted on a truck chassis. December 13th, 1931. # 747 Another view of a drilling Jumbo, backed up to the tunnel--face, showing the method of con¬struction and mounting. December 8th, 1931. # 748 100-ton Marion Electric Shovel excavating blasted rock from one of the Diversion Tunnels. A three-and a half cubic yard dipper is used on these shovels. December 8th, 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 45023
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6m0tywp/45023