"Statue of Vulcan."
"Souvenir of Birmingham. Vulcan, The `Iron Man.' Birmingham's Iron Man. Vulcan represented Birmingham, Alabama's great coal and iron district and was the most striking single feature at the St. Louis Exposition, in 1904. This statue was designed by Seignior G. Moretti, a noted It...
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures "Statue of Vulcan." |
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures Monuments & memorials; Statues; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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"Souvenir of Birmingham. Vulcan, The `Iron Man.' Birmingham's Iron Man. Vulcan represented Birmingham, Alabama's great coal and iron district and was the most striking single feature at the St. Louis Exposition, in 1904. This statue was designed by Seignior G. Moretti, a noted Italian Sculptor. This gigantic figure of Vulcan (who in Mythology was not only the Fire God, but an artificer of metals and Patron Saint of all Handicraftsmen). His colossal figure is 50 feet high, and weighs 120,000 pounds, left arm and should weighs 5,000 pounds, legs, from ankle to knee, are 15 feet long, arms 26 feet long, his feet are 10 feet long. This colossal statue cost $20,000.00, and was paid for by subscriptions by the citizens of Birmingham. It has been estimated by expert advertising men that $100,000.00 in cash would not pay for the free space the statue of Vulcan has had in newspapers. Vulcan has been exploited in almost every publication in America, and the press of Canada, England, France, Germany and Italy have discussed him." |
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Q0000049474Q49474"Statue of Vulcan.""Souvenir of Birmingham. Vulcan, The `Iron Man.' Birmingham's Iron Man. Vulcan represented Birmingham, Alabama's great coal and iron district and was the most striking single feature at the St. Louis Exposition, in 1904. This statue was designed by Seignior G. Moretti, a noted Italian Sculptor. This gigantic figure of Vulcan (who in Mythology was not only the Fire God, but an artificer of metals and Patron Saint of all Handicraftsmen). His colossal figure is 50 feet high, and weighs 120,000 pounds, left arm and should weighs 5,000 pounds, legs, from ankle to knee, are 15 feet long, arms 26 feet long, his feet are 10 feet long. This colossal statue cost $20,000.00, and was paid for by subscriptions by the citizens of Birmingham. It has been estimated by expert advertising men that $100,000.00 in cash would not pay for the free space the statue of Vulcan has had in newspapers. Vulcan has been exploited in almost every publication in America, and the press of Canada, England, France, Germany and Italy have discussed him."19231920-1929Monuments & memorials; Statues; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imagePostcardsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History postcard collectionLPP45, Box 1, #288v8775Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/19002 |
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