Glen Canyon Dam

Glen Canyon Dam Site with coffer dam. 1959. Gregory Crampton P0197n37a_02_001, Special Collections, J Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Glen Canyon Dam Site with coffer dam. 1959. Gregory Crampton P0197n37a_02_001, Special Collections, J Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Construction of Glen Canyon Dam began in 1956 and was completed by 1966. It cost $135 million dollars. When filled, it would hold 27 million acre feet of water and would be the second largest reservoir in the United States.

Glen Canyon Dam construction. July 14, 1961. Gregory Crampton P0197n04_01_001, Special Collections, J Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Glen Canyon Dam construction. July 14, 1961. Gregory Crampton P0197n04_01_001, Special Collections, J Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Upstream view towards Glen Canyon Dam. July 24, 1961. Gregory Crampton P0197n04_01_002, Special Collections, J Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Upstream view towards Glen Canyon Dam. July 24, 1961. Gregory Crampton P0197n04_01_002, Special Collections, J Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah