Judd, Samuel, 1892-1971
Person
Biography
Samuel Judd was born in Denver on March 15, 1892. He was the son of Abraham and Fannie Judelowitz, nee Baer. His siblings were George, Edward, Benjamin, Robert, Simon, Mollie (Malke), Philip, and Sarah (Meer). Samuel was educated in Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. He married Lillian Israelske and they had three children: Grayce (Aronofsky), E. (Edmond) James, and William. He worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1935 until retiring in 1963. He selected sites and designed many large dams (including Boulder Dam, Hoover dam, Yangtze Dam in China) and did city planning for Boulder City, Nevada and Page, Arizona.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Box 24, 1936-1956
File — Box B088.0024: Series B088.06 [Barcode: U186023282388]
Identifier: B088.06.0024
Abstract
Photograph of Samuel Judd working at his desk and Prints of architectural renderings for dams: Olympus Dam in Colorado; Hungry Horse Dam in Montana; Medicine Creek Dam in Nebraska; Heart Butte Dam in North Dakota; Boysen Dam and Power Plant in Wyoming; Kortes Power Plant, Dam and Spillway in Wyoming; Canyon Ferry, Dam and Power Plant; Boundary Monument at Falcon Dam, Texas; Bridge Canyon Dam and Power Plant proposed for Arizona but never built, Anderson Ranch Dam in Idaho, Boulder Dam and...
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Majority of material found within 1936-1956
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