Judd, Samuel, 1892-1971
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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Box 24, 1936-1956
Box 25, 1942-1958
Color tinted photographic prints: Estes Power Plant in Colorado, Atlus Dam in Oklahoma, Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada, Davis Dam in Arizona, Glen Canyon, Dam and Power Plant in Arizona, Falcon Dam in Texas, and Bridge Canyon Dam and Power Plant proposed for Arizona but never built.
Black and white photographic prints: Spillway and Outlets at Davis Dam in Arizona.
Prints are photographic prints of drawings.
Box 26, c. 1940-1950
One watercolor painting of a cutaway of an unknown pumping facility. Color tinted photographic prints: Yangtze Gorge Dam in China, Eklutna Power Plant in Alaska, Grand Coulee Power Plant in Washington, Epharta Office Building in Washington, Tracy Pumping Plant in California, Vista House Shasta Dam in California, Keswick Dam in California, Hungry Horse Dam in Montana, and Anderson Ranch Dam in Idaho. Prints are photographic prints of drawings.
Box 27, c. 1940-1951
Pen and Ink framed drawing of Folsom Dam in California. Black and white photographic prints: Yangtze Gorge Dam and Power Plant in China, and the Parker Dam and Generating Plant in California.
Judd Family Papers
Filtered By
- Subject: Drawings (visual works) X
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 4
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Design and construction 4
- International style (Architecture) 4
- Modern movement (Architecture) 4
- California 2
- China 2