Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_002_June 1932 - 002_Interior of Diversion Tunnel No 4

Title Vol2_002_June 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1217 Placing the steel form for the first pouring of concrete in lining the arch section of the diversion tunnels. View shows upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 4. June 2nd, 1932. 1234 Detail view of construction of steel form for lining the arch section of the diversion tunnels. June 10th 1932. 1258 View of the interior of Diversion Tunnel No. 4, near the upper portal, showing the arch jumbo in place. The arch section has been coated with a bituminous surface for curing concrete. June 19th, 1932. 1265 View of the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 4, showing the completed arch section and the timber ramp, by which trucks enter over the protecting concrete coffer dam. June 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; 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/s6v3hdpe
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44306
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6v3hdpe

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Title Vol2_002_June 1932 - 002_Interior of Diversion Tunnel No 4
Image Captions 1258 View of the interior of Diversion Tunnel No. 4, near the upper portal, showing the arch jumbo in place. The arch section has been coated with a bituminous surface for curing concrete. June 19th, 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 45085
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6v3hdpe/45085