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1. Wooden stripping car, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920-10
Description:
A wooden stripping car sits on the tracks in a mine. Stripping cars hauled overburden of rock and earth removed from the surface of the mine.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Museum of Mining
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Wide view of Spruce dump slide, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1918-12-15
Description:
Wide view of Spruce dump slide.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. White safety patch painted on drill press arm, Leonidas shops, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-12-01
Description:
White safety patch painted on drill press arm.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. White Iron Lake Iron Company's engine house, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
Its sign reads, "White Iron Lake Iron Co. / of Duluth, / Vermillion [sic] Iron Dist. / Sect 2, T [6]2, R 12."
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. West Biwabik Mine, Biwabik, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895
Description:
Biwabik Mine with Drake and Stratton Works, featuring railroad tracks.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. West Biwabik Mine, Biwabik, Minnesota

Date Created:
1895
Description:
Biwabik Mine, featuring mining equipment and railroad car.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

7. Warning Bell End View, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-02-28
Description:
Warning Bell for underground Motor Tram Car.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Warning ball on motor tram car, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-02-28
Description:
Side view of warning ball on motor tram car in Fayal Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Warning ball on motor tram car, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-02-28
Description:
End view of warning ball on motor tram car in Fayal Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. View from the Mahoning Mine, Hibbing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1939
Description:
Empty ore cars appear on the tracks of this view looking east from Mahoning Location. Track sections can be seen in the photo. A boring shaft appears on the horizon in the upper right.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Museum of Mining
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. View from Adams Mine looking east, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900
Description:
View from Adams mine looking east near Eveleth
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Vermilion Range, Mine Number 8, Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Vermilion iron range underground mining; miners and equipment; Minnesota Mine No 8
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Upper Stripping Dump, Biwabik, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Railroad tracks across field and mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. United States Steel ore docks, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Pederson, Bert O., 1874-1959
Date Created:
1895 - 1920
Description:
Ore boat being loaded at the ore docks.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. United States Steel mill, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1956?
Description:
Aerial view of the Duluth steel plant complex.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Unidentified mining facility in winter, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1915
Description:
Mining facility in winter. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Unidentified miners and head frame, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Iron miners posing before head frame, featuring lumber and tools. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Unidentified iron mining location, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1915
Description:
Mining location in winter, featuring facilities and bridge. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Underground work crew at bottom of a raise, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring six iron miners beside wooden beams. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Underground tram and ore cars, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Tram ready to pull loaded ore cars.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Underground pipes in an iron mine, Hibbing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1914
Description:
Underground pipes in an unidentified iron mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Underground ore tram, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring two ore cars, one filled with dirt. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Underground ore car, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring ore cars filled with dirt. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Underground mining, Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Vermilion iron range underground mining; miners and equipment; tramming and stone stockpile near Tower Minnesota
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Underground mining operations, Hibbing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1914
Description:
Underground framework.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Underground mining on Vermilion Iron Range, Ely or Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Vermilion iron range underground mining; equipment
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

27. Underground mining equipment, Eveleth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Underground iron mining equipment.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

28. Underground miners loading ore cart, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1919
Description:
Three unidentified underground miners loading an iron ore cart.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

29. Underground miners, Hibbing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1914
Description:
Two underground miners.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

30. Underground miners clearing out a cave-in

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Two underground miners working after timber collapse and cave-in at an unidentified iron mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

31. Underground miner, Leonidas, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Underground miner working on main level of Leonidas Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. Underground mine on Vermilion Range, Ely or Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Vermilion iron range underground mining; miners; equipment
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Underground mine on Vermilion Range, Ely or Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Vermilion iron range underground mining; miners and equipment
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Underground mine on Vermilion Range, Ely or Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Vermillion iron range underground mining; miners; drills; equipment
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

35. Underground mine on Vermilion Range, Ely or Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
Newton, George A.
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
Vermilion iron range underground mining; miners; equipment; the home of Bessemer ore near Tower Minnesota
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Underground mine on Vermilion Range, Ely or Tower, Minnesota

Creator:
McKenzie, Hugh, 1879-1957
Date Created:
1915?
Description:
main drift in an underground iron mine
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Underground iron miners waiting near tracks, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring five iron miners beside railroad tracks. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Underground iron miners taking skip back to surface, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring mine elevator with iron miners. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Underground iron miners, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1895 - 1905
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring iron miners beside an ore car. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Underground iron miners, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring four iron miners beside two ore cars. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Underground iron miners laying track, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring two miners standing on wooden boards. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Underground iron miners by loaded ore car, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring six iron miners beside an ore car. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. Underground iron miner installing timbers, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring iron miner using machinery to clear debris. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Underground iron miner hauling ore cars to skip, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron mine, featuring iron miner holding onto ore car. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

45. Tugged moving ore, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Underground iron miner using tugged to move iron ore. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Trout Lake Beneficiation plant, Coleraine, Minnesota

Date Created:
1918?
Description:
Trout Lake beneficiation (or benefication) plant near Coleraine was completed in 1909-1910, to raise the iron content of lean, sandy ores. Beneficiation (or benefication) is one of a variety of process that treats the raw iron ore to separate the ore into the usable mineral and the part of the ore that is unusable (gangue).
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Tramway, tower shaft, boiler house, and engine house, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
A man on a horse-drawn wagon can be seen in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. Tramway, tower shaft, boiler house, and engine house, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1910
Description:
This may be tower shaft "A" at the Pioneer Mine.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Tramming ore in Pioneer 'A' underground mine, Ely, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Pioneer 'A' underground iron mine, featuring iron miner sitting on ore car.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Train tracks through open pit mine, northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Train tracks going through an open pit. The location of this photograph is unknown; but the Iron Range includes parts of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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