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Title	050_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	"; # 770 Nine "; "; covered wagons"; "; , each having a capacity of forty-eight men, are used to transport the workmen from Boulder City to the canyon. These buses are canvas-covered, the side curtains of which can be raised during hot weather, January 7th, 1932. # 832 The mm are paid on the 10 th. and 25th. of each month, This view shows the swing shift lined up at the Paymaster'; s window on January 25th. # 764 Over 450 cottages similar to those shown have been 765 erected by Six Companies Inc. at Boulder City for their married employees. Many of the residents have planted cactus and other shrubs native to this vicinity, and the residential area is beginning to present an attractive appearance. January 7th, 1932.";
Publisher Digital	Stewart Library - Weber State University
Contributors	Six Companies, Inc.
Date Original	1931
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	"; # 770 Nine "; "; covered wagons"; "; , each having a capacity of forty-eight men, are used to transport the workmen from Boulder City to the canyon. These buses are canvas-covered, the side curtains of which can be raised during hot weather, January 7th, 1932. # 832 The mm are paid on the 10 th. and 25th. of each month, This view shows the swing shift lined up at the Paymaster'; s window on January 25th. # 764 Over 450 cottages similar to those shown have been 765 erected by Six Companies Inc. at Boulder City for their married employees. Many of the residents have planted cactus and other shrubs native to this vicinity, and the residential area is beginning to present an attractive appearance. January 7th, 1932.";
Digital Identifier	UCCHooverDam1

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