Hibbing Minnesota Hull Rust Open Pit Iron Ore Mine Vintage Postcard 26668-image
Hibbing Minnesota Hull Rust Open Pit Iron Ore Mine Vintage Postcard 26668-image

Hibbing Minnesota Hull Rust Open Pit Iron Ore Mine Vintage Postcard 26668

$ 6.84

Postage Condition: Unposted Country: United States Subject: Mining Material: Paper Unit of Sale: Single Unit Vintage: Yes Number of Items in Set: 1 Modified Item: No City: Hibbing Region: Minnesota Era: Linen (1930-1945) Type: Printed (Lithograph) Continent: North America Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Theme: Cities & Towns, Community Life, Domestic & Family Life, Occupational, Transportation, Travel, Mining

Description

Hibbing Minnesota Hull Rust Open Pit Iron Ore Mine Vintage Postcard 26668. Hibbing Minnesota Hull Rust Open Pit Iron Ore Mine Vintage Postcard 26668 This postcard features a vivid depiction of the Hull-Rust Open Iron Mine near Duluth in Hibbing, Minnesota. In the foreground, an electric shovel loads ore into a line of thirty-yard side-dump railcars destined for a crushing plant. Billowing smoke from steam locomotives and the layered terrain emphasize the industrial scale of the mining operation. The back of the postcard includes a printed caption describing the scene and indicates it was published by Kreiman’s Lyceum News & Book Store in Duluth, Minnesota.

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