| Title |
2003-2 Inside the Hoover Dam Public Invitation |
| Creator |
Weber State Univesity |
| Contributors |
Utah Construction Company/Utah International |
| Description |
The WSU Stewart Library Annual UC-UI Symposium took place from 2001-2007. The collection consists of memorabilia from the symposium including a yearly keepsake, posters, and presentations through panel discussions or individual lectures. |
| Subject |
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.); Ogden (Utah); Utah Construction Company |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
2003 |
| Date |
2003 |
| Date Digital |
2008 |
| Temporal Coverage |
2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007 |
| Item Size |
7 inch x 5 inch |
| Medium |
card |
| Item Description |
purple and white tri-fold invitation |
| Type |
Text; 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. |
| Master Quality |
400 PPI |
| 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 |
Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| OCR Text |
Show Utah Construction/Utah International Symposium November 5-6 2003 Weber State University "Powder monkeys" prepared dynamite cartridges and blasting caps. NOVEMBER 5 WEDNESDAY 3 P.M. STEWART LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RECEPTION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITS "Reporting the Hoover Dam Construction" "Inside the Hoover Dam Scrapbooks" Speaker: Phyllis Barber, "A Boulder City Childhood" Author of "The Desert Shall Blossom" and "How I Got Cultured" Phyllis Barber grew up in Boulder City Nevada, which was built by the federal government and Six Companies to house Hoover Dam workers and their families. WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY'S President, Board of Trustees and Stewart Library invite you to the UTAH CONSTRUCTION/ UTAH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM November 5-6, 2003 In 1931 the Utah Construction Company led a consortium called Six Companies in winning a bid from the United States Bureau of Reclamation to build the Hoover Dam, considered the eighth wonder of the world. Please join us for a fascinating, inside look at the undertaking of this construction marvel, which took place in one of the country's bleakest landscapes during the nation's worst depression. A worker stands atop an arch section, part of the concrete lining for a diversion tunnel. NOVEMBER 6 THURSDAY 10 A.M. STEWART LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS PANEL DISCUSSION "Water and Power in the American West" Panelists: Dr. Sara Dant Ewert, Weber State University Dr. Stephen C. Sturgeon, Utah State University Moderator: Dr. Richard W. Sadler, Weber State University RECEPTION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITS "Reporting the Hoover Dam Construction" "Inside the Hoover Dam Scrapbooks" Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xe49pg |
| Setname |
wsu_ucui_sym |
| ID |
97606 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6xe49pg |
