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Title	027_August 1932
Subject	Boulder City, NV; Construction-Dams; Hoover Dam; Six Companies, Inc; Utah Construction Company
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.
Creator	Utah Construction Company; Six Companies, Inc.
Image Captions	"; 1411-1412 These pictures together with the two on the opposite page, form a panorama of operations being carried on at the canyon rim, on the Nevada side. Photograph was taken from the Arizona spillway site. To the left is shown the Black Canyon Highway. The high level mixing plant will be located behind the fill on the road. To the right is shown the highway extension road to the Nevada spillway. Note the shovel boom projecting at the site of what was formerly Lookout Point. August 12th, 1932. 1451 Three hundred boxes of dynamite were used in the spectacular blast which demolished Lookout Point. Picture taken from new Lookout Point, on Black Canyon Highway. August 16th, 1932. 1452 Blasting is usually scheduled for 11:30 A. M., and the billowing dust dislodged from the canyon rim completely fills the canyon. August 16th, 1932. ";
Publisher Digital	Stewart Library - Weber State University
Contributors	Six Companies, Inc.
Date Original	1932- 1933
Date Digital	2008
Type	Paper, Image
Original Format	black and white photographs 4 x 5.3 in. or 8 x 4.8 in. paper background 10 x 13.5 in.
Digital Format	TIFF/JPG/PDF
Digitization Specifications	Archived TIFF images were scanned by Jill Walker at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Digital Identifier	UCCHooverDam2
Source	MS 100 Boxes 126-130
Language	eng
Relation	http://library.weber.edu/asc/ucc/regindex/default.cfm
Rights Management	Digital Image Copyright 2008. Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.

Title	000_August 1932
Image Captions	"; 1411-1412 These pictures together with the two on the opposite page, form a panorama of operations being carried on at the canyon rim, on the Nevada side. Photograph was taken from the Arizona spillway site. To the left is shown the Black Canyon Highway. The high level mixing plant will be located behind the fill on the road. To the right is shown the highway extension road to the Nevada spillway. Note the shovel boom projecting at the site of what was formerly Lookout Point. August 12th, 1932. 1451 Three hundred boxes of dynamite were used in the spectacular blast which demolished Lookout Point. Picture taken from new Lookout Point, on Black Canyon Highway. August 16th, 1932. 1452 Blasting is usually scheduled for 11:30 A. M., and the billowing dust dislodged from the canyon rim completely fills the canyon. August 16th, 1932. ";
Digital Identifier	UCCHooverDam2

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