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 2 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.
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