J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water, and the West photograph collection
Verdoia, Ken, 1952-
P1180
1 box
1950-1970
The Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water, and the West photograph collection contains photographs collected for a 1999 documentary of the same name about the construction of and controversy surrounding the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River in the 1950s and 1960s.
English
The Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water, and the West photograph collection contains photographs collected for a 1999 documentary of the same name.
Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water, and the West is a one-hour documentary produced by Ken Verdoia with associate producer Nancy Green for KUED, the public broadcaster of the University of Utah. The documentary depicts the history of Glen Canyon and of the idea of building a dam on the Colorado River; discusses the conflict between David Brower of the Sierra Club and Floyd Dominy, Commission of the Bureau of Reclamation in the 1950s; and depicts the construction of the dam between 1956 and 1966.
The Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water, and the West photograph collection contains 289 8 x 10 black-and-white and color photographs documeting the building of the Glen Canyon Dam between 1956 and 1966. Most of the photographs were taken by the United States Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation.
Arranged by subject
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water, and the West photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Initial Citation: Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water, and the West photograph collection, P1180, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1180.
Donated by Ken Verdoia in 1999.
Processed by Special Collections staff.
This collection forms part of the Utah River Running Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive.
See also:
The Lee's Ferry photograph collection,
The Reynold Brown digital photograph collection
United States. Department of the Interior
Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.)
Dams--Arizona--Design and construction
Photographs
black-and-white photographs
color photographs
History: Survey Work
1
1
Survey Crews
1
2
Kanab, Utah
1
3
Overviews and Earliest Days
1
4
Housing One Page
1
5
School Services
1
6
Workers: High Scalers
1
7
Road Construction
1
8
Concrete Plant and Laying
1
9
Bridge, Catwalk
1
10
Bridge, Permanent
1
11
Lake Fills, Recreation
1
12
The Lost
1
13
Lost Canyon
1
14
Accidents and Flood
1
15
Diversion Tunnel
1
16
Dam: Sequential
1
17
Ceremonies
1
18
Significant people
1
19
"The Greatest Story Ever Told"
1
20
Pre-Development
1
21