"Vulcan, atop of Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama."

"Vulcan, atop of Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama."

"'Vulcan,' largest iron man in the world and second largest statue in America, is 50 feet tall and weighs 120,000 pounds. One thumb weighs 170 pounds. This statue is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain, overlooking Birmingham. It typifies the natural resources of the dist...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/22229
format Electronic
collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle Alabama Photographs and Pictures
"Vulcan, atop of Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama."
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Monuments & memorials; Parks; Statues; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description "'Vulcan,' largest iron man in the world and second largest statue in America, is 50 feet tall and weighs 120,000 pounds. One thumb weighs 170 pounds. This statue is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain, overlooking Birmingham. It typifies the natural resources of the district, the only place in the world where coal, iron and limestone, the three essentials for making steel, are found together in large deposits."
spelling Q0000068288Q68288"Vulcan, atop of Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama.""'Vulcan,' largest iron man in the world and second largest statue in America, is 50 feet tall and weighs 120,000 pounds. One thumb weighs 170 pounds. This statue is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain, overlooking Birmingham. It typifies the natural resources of the district, the only place in the world where coal, iron and limestone, the three essentials for making steel, are found together in large deposits."1950-1959; 1960-1969Monuments & memorials; Parks; Statues; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imagePostcardsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History postcard collectionLPP45, Box 1, #286v8775Alabama 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/22229
title "Vulcan, atop of Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama."
titleStr "Vulcan, atop of Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama."
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