Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_010_June 1932 - 000_June 1932

Title Vol2_010_June 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1227 View showing a portion of the drug department of Boulder City Company department store. June 2nd, 1932. 1230. This view shows a portion of the men's furnishing department of the Boulder City department store. June 2nd, 1932. 1229 Here is shown a section of the dry-goods and ladies' furnishing department. June 2nd, 1932. 1231 A portion of the grocery department of the Boulder City department store. June 2nd, 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 Boulder City, Clark, Nevada, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5500539, 35.97859, -114.83249
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/s6y01ajh
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44310
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6y01ajh

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Title Vol2_010_June 1932 - 000_June 1932
Image Captions "1227 View showing a portion of the drug department of Boulder City Company department store. June 2nd, 1932. 1230. This view shows a portion of the men's furnishing department of the Boulder City department store. June 2nd, 1932. 1229 Here is shown a section of the dry-goods and ladies' furnishing department. June 2nd, 1932. 1231 A portion of the grocery department of the Boulder City department store. June 2nd, 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 45103
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6y01ajh/45103