Record Details
Field | Value |
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Title | Vol2_058_June 1933 |
Creator | Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
Contributor | Six Companies, Inc.; Wattis, E. O. |
Description | "2228 Looking upstream at the Nevada Spillway. June 2nd, 1933. 2227 Looking upstream at the Arizona Spillway. June 2nd, 1933. 2236 Dumping first grout into Block J-3, Hoover Dam. June 6th, 1933" 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. black and white photographs 4 x 5.3 in. or 8 x 4.8 in. paper background 10 x 13.5 in. |
Date | 1932; 1933 |
Subject | Boulder City (Nev.); Dams--Design and construction; Hoover Dam (Ariz. And Nev.); Six Companies, Inc; Utah Construction Company |
Format | image/jpeg |
Publisher | Stewart Library, Weber State University |
Language | eng |
Coverage | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) |
Type | Image |
Source | MS 100 Boxes 126-130 |
Relation | http://library.weber.edu/asc/ucc/regindex/default.cfm |
Rights | Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Identifier | http://dc.weber.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EOWAT/id/377 |