Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_001_July 1932 - 000_July 1932

Title Vol2_001_July 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1210 Looking upstream from a point near the presedimentation tank for the Boulder City water supply, during the recent high water, showing how the lower portals of the diversion tunnels have been protected with dikes of tunnel muck. May 26th, 1932. 1213 Constructing concrete coffer dams protected by muck fills in front of the lower portals of Diversion Tunnel No. 1—on the left—and No. 2—in the background. May 26th, 1932. 11116 Looking across the river toward the lower portals of Diversion Tunnel No. 3, which is protected by a concrete coffer dam and muck-fill dike. May 26th, 1932 12S8 Looking upstream toward the damsite from a point on the lower portal road. The lower portals of Diversion Tunnels Nos. 2, 3 and 4 can be seen. June 21st, 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; 1933
Date 1932; 1933
Date Digital 2008
Item Size 10x13.5 inch
Medium Scrapbook
Item Description 65 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/s6wsp104
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44304
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6wsp104

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Title Vol2_001_July 1932 - 000_July 1932
Image Captions "1210 Looking upstream from a point near the presedimentation tank for the Boulder City water supply, during the recent high water, showing how the lower portals of the diversion tunnels have been protected with dikes of tunnel muck. May 26th, 1932. 1213 Constructing concrete coffer dams protected by muck fills in front of the lower portals of Diversion Tunnel No. 1—on the left—and No. 2—in the background. May 26th, 1932. 11116 Looking across the river toward the lower portals of Diversion Tunnel No. 3, which is protected by a concrete coffer dam and muck-fill dike. May 26th, 1932 12S8 Looking upstream toward the damsite from a point on the lower portal road. The lower portals of Diversion Tunnels Nos. 2, 3 and 4 can be seen. June 21st, 1932. "
Subject Boulder City (Nev.); Dams--Design and construction; Hoover Dam (Ariz. And Nev.); Six Companies, Inc; Utah Construction Company
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 45074
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6wsp104/45074