Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_013_July 1932 - 000_July 1932

Title Vol2_013_July 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "1343 Caterpillar tractors with bull-dozer attachment building road near Lookout Point to site of cableway bench. July 18th, 1932. 1344 Construction of the bench for traveling cableway tower necessitates the demolition of Lookout Point, the tourists' vantage point. July 18th, 1932. 1345 Jackhamer men drilling near Lookout Point for excavation of cable way bench. July 18th, 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/s67w6y4x
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44314
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s67w6y4x

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Title Vol2_013_July 1932 - 000_July 1932
Image Captions "1343 Caterpillar tractors with bull-dozer attachment building road near Lookout Point to site of cableway bench. July 18th, 1932. 1344 Construction of the bench for traveling cableway tower necessitates the demolition of Lookout Point, the tourists' vantage point. July 18th, 1932. 1345 Jackhamer men drilling near Lookout Point for excavation of cable way bench. July 18th, 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 45120
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s67w6y4x/45120