Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol1_052_January 1932 - 002_International Truck

Title Vol1_052_January 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J.
Image Captions "A page of views showing the various types of trucks in use by Six Companies Inc. in hauling muck from the upper partalc of the d1 version tunnels. # 494 An International truck with capacity of 7 cubic yards shown on the loft, with approved type of "bath-tub" body. Two International trucks in the background have older type of bodies. White truck with 7 cubic yard body is shown on the right. Note the men standing up to back the trucks. January 10th, 1932. # 841 A Moreland truck of 12 cubic yards capacity. This truck has dual roar axle. Note the wire mesh protection over the hood and the protected headlights. January 28th, 1932. # 538 A 10 cubic yard Moreland truck dumping directly in the side—dump railroad cars at the dump hopper in front of the low level nixing plant. January 28th, 1932. # 850 One of the Mack trucks In front of the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. This truck has 9 cubic yards capacity. Note the stool canopies over the drivers' heads on all the trucks. Janunry 20th, 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/s679796a
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44297
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s679796a

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Title Vol1_052_January 1932 - 002_International Truck
Image Captions # 494 An International truck with capacity of 7 cubic yards shown on the loft, with approved type of "bath-tub" body. Two International trucks in the background have older type of bodies. White truck with 7 cubic yard body is shown on the right. Note the men standing up to back the trucks. January 10th, 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, NV; Construction-Dams; Hoover Dam; Six Companies, Inc; Utah Construction Company
Date Original 1932
Date 1932
Type Image
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 45045
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s679796a/45045