"Vulcan, the Iron Man, Birmingham, Ala."

"'Vulcan' is the largest iron man in the world. It is 53-feet tall and is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain overlooking the City of Birmingham. It was cast in a Birmingham foundry of pig iron, made from iron ore from the Birmingham District and spent to the 1904 World&#...

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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
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"Vulcan, the Iron Man, Birmingham, Ala."
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Monuments & memorials; Parks; Statues; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description "'Vulcan' is the largest iron man in the world. It is 53-feet tall and is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain overlooking the City of Birmingham. It was cast in a Birmingham foundry of pig iron, made from iron ore from the Birmingham District and spent to the 1904 World's Exposition in St. Louis, typifying the natural resources of the district."
spelling Q0000069226Q69226"Vulcan, the Iron Man, Birmingham, Ala.""'Vulcan' is the largest iron man in the world. It is 53-feet tall and is mounted on a 120-foot pedestal atop Red Mountain overlooking the City of Birmingham. It was cast in a Birmingham foundry of pig iron, made from iron ore from the Birmingham District and spent to the 1904 World's Exposition in St. Louis, typifying the natural resources of the district."1930-1939; 1940-1949Monuments & memorials; Parks; Statues; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imagePostcardsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History postcard collectionLPP45, Box 5, #2055v8775Alabama 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/24222
title "Vulcan, the Iron Man, Birmingham, Ala."
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