Record Details
Field | Value |
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Title | Vol3_064_January- February 1935 |
Creator | Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc. |
Contributor | Six Companies, Inc.; Lawler, H. J. |
Description | "3025 Nevada Power House, from the downstream cofferdam. January 28th, 1935. 3026 Arizona Power House, from the downstream cofferdam. January 28th, 1935. 3059 Diversion Tunnel No. I Trashrack and counterweight assembly just prior to the diverting of the Colorado River into the tunnel. February 1st, 1935. 3054 Diversion of the Colorado River into Diversion Tunnel No. 1 as the Gate on Diversion Tunnel No. 4 is being lowered. February 1st, 1935. " 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 | 1933; 1934; 1935 |
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/HJLAW/id/365 |