Vulcan on Red Mountain, Birmingham, Ala. Showing Veins of Iron Ore in Mountain Side
Vulcan, The Iron Man, weighing 60 tons, is the largest cast-iron statue in the world, and, with the exception of the Statue of Liberty, the highest statue in America. It was made to represent Birmingham at the St. Louis exposition in 1904, and was recently moved to its present location.
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Vulcan, The Iron Man, weighing 60 tons, is the largest cast-iron statue in the world, and, with the exception of the Statue of Liberty, the highest statue in America. It was made to represent Birmingham at the St. Louis exposition in 1904, and was recently moved to its present location. |
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Vulcan on Red Mountain, Birmingham, Ala. Showing Veins of Iron Ore in Mountain SideMonuments & memorialsParksStatuesBirmingham (Ala.)Jefferson County (Ala.)Vulcan, The Iron Man, weighing 60 tons, is the largest cast-iron statue in the world, and, with the exception of the Statue of Liberty, the highest statue in America. It was made to represent Birmingham at the St. Louis exposition in 1904, and was recently moved to its present location.Still Imagepostcards46aa8e59-2442-4c49-91b1-a20a69f2f590https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/19082https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/46aa8e59-2442-4c49-91b1-a20a69f2f590p-od002418English1930-19391940-1949This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu. |
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Vulcan on Red Mountain, Birmingham, Ala. Showing Veins of Iron Ore in Mountain Side |
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Monuments & memorials Parks Statues Birmingham (Ala.) Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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