| Summary: | Color print nightime view of the Vulcan statue located in Birmingham, AL. The statue, standing 56 feet, represents the Roman god, Vulcan, and fire and forge. It is made of cast iron. It represents Birmingham's iron and steel industry. Bearded man dressed as a gladiator, pointing upward, wearing lace up sandals. Mounted on a pedestal. Trees and other greenery surrounding base of statue. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Vulcan, "The Iron Man" Birmingham, Ala. -96' Printed on back: ' "Vulcan", largest iron man in the world and second largest statue in America, is 53 feet tall and mounted on a 20-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 and found together in large deposits. Natural Color Post Card Made In U. S. A. By E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. - (KCY) 804'
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