Opened in 1882 by the Minnesota Mining Company, Breitung pit was part of the first iron ore mine on the Vermillion Range. Ore from this pit made up the first commercial shipment of Minnesota Iron Ore out of the Agate Bay ore docks, Two Harbors, Minnesota July 31, 1884.
Living room of Elisha J. Morcom, the first mine superintendent of the Soudan Mine. Shows rocking chairs and stove for heating the house. There may be a bed in the lower right corner of the room.
Living room of Elisha J. Morcom, the first mine superintendent of the Soudan Mine. Shows rocking chairs and stove for heating the house and an unidentified room in the background.
Image of a steam powered shovel sitting on a railroad track. Land is barren, multiple tracks cross the landscape. Town of Virginia extends beyond the boundaries of the mine, separated by a fence. Note the rows of iron ore cars in the background. Oliver Mining Company owned this mine.
Miners are wearing helmet lanterns lit with a single candle. They pose outside of a hoist leading to an underground mine. Note the teenage boy holding jackhammer and young boy with two hammers in his hand.