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Title	051_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 pictures taken during the sand storm that visited Boulder City on January 11th, 1933, when the wind is estimated to have attained a velocity in excess of sixty miles an hour. # 475 workman collection, debris after the porch roof was blown from the office dormitory. Dormitory #5 in the background. # 477 The office dormitory during the height of the storm. The missing part of the porch was blown completely over the building, falling between a group of parked cars, with no damage to the cars. # 472 The office dormitory, showing a section of the porch roof, which was blown completely over the building. workmen are moving parked ears to prevent damage, Notice the sand and rocks in the air. 700 Dormitories # 7 in the foreground and #8 in the background, view taken the morning after the storm, showing wind damage to the porch roofs facing the south.";
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.

Title	000_January 1932
Image Captions	"; A page of pictures taken during the sand storm that visited Boulder City on January 11th, 1933, when the wind is estimated to have attained a velocity in excess of sixty miles an hour. # 475 workman collection, debris after the porch roof was blown from the office dormitory. Dormitory #5 in the background. # 477 The office dormitory during the height of the storm. The missing part of the porch was blown completely over the building, falling between a group of parked cars, with no damage to the cars. # 472 The office dormitory, showing a section of the porch roof, which was blown completely over the building. workmen are moving parked ears to prevent damage, Notice the sand and rocks in the air. 700 Dormitories # 7 in the foreground and #8 in the background, view taken the morning after the storm, showing wind damage to the porch roofs facing the south.";
Digital Identifier	UCCHooverDam1

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