Amon Carter print details

Men in Cage Ready to Descend into Hibbing Iron Mine, Minnesota Arrowhead Country

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1940

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Arrowhead Trading Post

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. to u.r. printed in black: 160 - MEN IN CAGE READY TO DESCEND INTO HIBBING IRON MINE, MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD COUNTRY

    Verso:

    u.l. printed: Minnesota's underground and open pit mines \ produce 80% of the World's Iron Ore. The \ famous Mesaba Range consists chiefly of open \ pit mines, while the Vermillion and Cayuna Iron \ Ranges are mostly underground mines.

    u.c. to l.c. printed [transverse]: PUB. BY ARROWHEAD TRADING POST, DULUTH, MINN.

    u.r. printed: 22758

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.140

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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