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"A page of views showing the various types of trucks in use by Six Companies Inc. in hauling muck from the upper partalc of the d1 version tunnels.
# 494 An International truck with capacity of 7 cubic yards shown on the loft, with approved type of ""bath-tub"" body. Two International trucks in the background have older type of bodies. White truck with 7 cubic yard body is shown on the right. Note the men standing up to back the trucks. January 10th, 1932.
# 841 A Moreland truck of 12 cubic yards capacity.
This truck has dual roar axle. Note the wire mesh protection over the hood and the protected headlights. January 28th, 1932.
# 538 A 10 cubic yard Moreland truck dumping directly in the side—dump railroad cars at the dump hopper in front of the low level nixing plant. January 28th, 1932.
# 850 One of the Mack trucks In front of the upper
portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. This truck has 9 cubic yards capacity. Note the stool canopies over the drivers' heads on all the trucks. Janunry 20th, 1932.
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| Title | 052_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 showing the various types of trucks in use by Six Companies Inc. in hauling muck from the upper partalc of the d1 version tunnels. # 494 An International truck with capacity of 7 cubic yards shown on the loft, with approved type of "; "; bath-tub"; "; body. Two International trucks in the background have older type of bodies. White truck with 7 cubic yard body is shown on the right. Note the men standing up to back the trucks. January 10th, 1932. # 841 A Moreland truck of 12 cubic yards capacity. This truck has dual roar axle. Note the wire mesh protection over the hood and the protected headlights. January 28th, 1932. # 538 A 10 cubic yard Moreland truck dumping directly in the side—dump railroad cars at the dump hopper in front of the low level nixing plant. January 28th, 1932. # 850 One of the Mack trucks In front of the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. This truck has 9 cubic yards capacity. Note the stool canopies over the drivers'; heads on all the trucks. Janunry 20th, 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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