| Title |
Vol2_022_July-August 1932 |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
| Contributors |
Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
| Image Captions |
"1388 The period of danger from high water having passed, protecting arch coffer dams are blasted from the lower portals of the diversion tunnels, and muck fill is being removed. July 27th, 1932. 1418 Trucks with 4 cubic-yard concrete agitators crossing the upstream steel suspension bridge, from the Arizona side. Upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 3 and No. 4 shown in background. August 13th, 1932. 1415 Side wall forms under construction to the left. Railroad tunnel No. 2 in the background, on the right. In the foreground are the concrete piers for the steel trestle, which will carry the railroad past the upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 1 and No. 2. August 13th, 1932. 1424 A close-up view of a section of the forms used in placing the side wall sections of the concrete lining in the diversion tunnels. August 13th, 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/s6h5b7gc |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_hjlaw |
| ID |
44312 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6h5b7gc |
| Title |
Vol2_022_July-August 1932 - 000_July-August 1932 |
| Image Captions |
"1388 The period of danger from high water having passed, protecting arch coffer dams are blasted from the lower portals of the diversion tunnels, and muck fill is being removed. July 27th, 1932. 1418 Trucks with 4 cubic-yard concrete agitators crossing the upstream steel suspension bridge, from the Arizona side. Upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 3 and No. 4 shown in background. August 13th, 1932. 1415 Side wall forms under construction to the left. Railroad tunnel No. 2 in the background, on the right. In the foreground are the concrete piers for the steel trestle, which will carry the railroad past the upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No. 1 and No. 2. August 13th, 1932. 1424 A close-up view of a section of the forms used in placing the side wall sections of the concrete lining in the diversion tunnels. August 13th, 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 |
45111 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6h5b7gc/45111 |
