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"A page of views of Govenment buildings under construction at Boulder City.
# 772 The Administration Building, which will bouse the
administrative offices of the Bureau of Reclamation during the life of the project. The basement contains a garage for six cars, an air conditioning plant sad also a steam-heating plant for both the Administration Building and the adjoining Dormitory and Guest House. January 7th, 1932.
#766 The Government Dormitory end Guest House will provide quarters for unmarried Governs sent employees and also accomodate visitors to the project. It is similar in construction to the Administration Building, except that it has no basement or cooling system. January 7th, 1932.
# 798 In the Post Office building will be quartered the Post office, court-room, jail and offices of the United States Marshall, City Manager, City Engineer and City Clerk. January 18th, 1932.
# 799 A view showing types of small brick residences
erected by the Government for the married employees the Bureau of Reclamation. Twenty—eight similar homes have been or will be erected, and thirty-three frame cottages. Six Companies Inc. Quest House on the hill in the background. JANUARY 18th, 1932.
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| Title | 048_January 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 | "; A page of views of Govenment buildings under construction at Boulder City. # 772 The Administration Building, which will bouse the administrative offices of the Bureau of Reclamation during the life of the project. The basement contains a garage for six cars, an air conditioning plant sad also a steam-heating plant for both the Administration Building and the adjoining Dormitory and Guest House. January 7th, 1932. #766 The Government Dormitory end Guest House will provide quarters for unmarried Governs sent employees and also accomodate visitors to the project. It is similar in construction to the Administration Building, except that it has no basement or cooling system. January 7th, 1932. # 798 In the Post Office building will be quartered the Post office, court-room, jail and offices of the United States Marshall, City Manager, City Engineer and City Clerk. January 18th, 1932. # 799 A view showing types of small brick residences erected by the Government for the married employees the Bureau of Reclamation. Twenty—eight similar homes have been or will be erected, and thirty-three frame cottages. Six Companies Inc. Quest House on the hill in the background. JANUARY 18th, 1932. "; |
| Publisher Digital | Stewart Library - Weber State University |
| Contributors | Six Companies, Inc. |
| Date Original | 1932 |
| 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 Kathleen Broeder 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 | UCCHooverDam1 |
| 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. |
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