Utah Construction Company Hoover Dam Scrapbooks

Vol2_056_March-April 1933 - 000_March-April 1933

Title Vol2_056_March-April 1933
Creator Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Contributors Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O.
Image Captions "2058 Placing concrete in the weir section of the Nevada Spillway. March 27th, 1933. 2073 Himix Concrete Plant and Government Cableway structures, taken from the Arizona side. April 1st, 1933. 2076 Looking downstream into open cut of the Arizona Spillway. April 1st, 1933. 2071 Head Tower, and Hoist House for Government Cableway. View taken from rear, looking toward Arizona Side. March 31st, 1933."
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/s6gk14gd
Setname wsu_ucc_hjlaw
ID 44358
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gk14gd

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Title Vol2_056_March-April 1933 - 000_March-April 1933
Image Captions "2058 Placing concrete in the weir section of the Nevada Spillway. March 27th, 1933. 2073 Himix Concrete Plant and Government Cableway structures, taken from the Arizona side. April 1st, 1933. 2076 Looking downstream into open cut of the Arizona Spillway. April 1st, 1933. 2071 Head Tower, and Hoist House for Government Cableway. View taken from rear, looking toward Arizona Side. March 31st, 1933."
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 45305
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gk14gd/45305