Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_024_August 1932 - 000_August 1932

Title Vol2_024_August 1932
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions 1506 A blast on the cableway bench excavation, on the Arizona side, above the damsite. Picture taken from lower portal of Railroad Tunnel No. 1. August 24th, 1932. 1507 Huge billows of rock and dust pour over the canyon rim and descend to the river below. August 24th, 1932. 1457 A picture of a blast at the same place shown above, taken from directly opposite, on the Black Canyon Highway. August 16th, 1932. 1456 Blast on the Arizona intake tower excavation, which has filled the canyon with smoke and dust. Upper steel suspension bridge shown in the background. August 16th, 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/s6q0pwcs
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44317
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6q0pwcs

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Title Vol2_024_August 1932 - 000_August 1932
Image Captions "1506 A blast on the cableway bench excavation, on the Arizona side, above the damsite. Picture taken from lower portal of Railroad Tunnel No. 1. August 24th, 1932. 1507 Huge billows of rock and dust pour over the canyon rim and descend to the river below. August 24th, 1932. 1457 A picture of a blast at the same place shown above, taken from directly opposite, on the Black Canyon Highway. August 16th, 1932. 1456 Blast on the Arizona intake tower excavation, which has filled the canyon with smoke and dust. Upper steel suspension bridge shown in the background. August 16th, 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 45130
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6q0pwcs/45130