Incarcerated women working in laundry room

Incarcerated women working in laundry room

Incarcerated women working in the laundry room of the Women's State Reformatory, Shakopee, ca. 1950.

Incarcerated women sewing

Incarcerated women sewing

Incarcerated women working in the sewing room of the Women's State Reformatory, Shakopee, ca. 1950.

Iron miner's helmet with lamp

Iron miner's helmet with lamp

Rimmed miner's helmet similar to World War I-era US Army military helmets. The helmet has a kerosene lamp fixture attached to the front. It was worn by Adam Shapic ca. 1910–1930s. Shapic immigrated to Minnesota from Croatia in 1910 and wore this helmet in iron mines near Virginia, Minnesota, until he was injured in a mining accident that left him paralyzed. The helmet was manufactured by Mine Safety Appliances Company in Pennsylvania.

Miners transporting ore, Chisholm

Miners transporting ore, Chisholm

Underground scene showing miners and the motors used in transporting ore, Chisholm. Photograph taken in 1915 by Minneapolis Times staff. Part of the Minneapolis Times newspaper photographs and clippings collection.

Miners at work in an underground drift in Seller Mine, Hibbing

Miners at work in an underground drift in Seller Mine

Miners at work in an underground drift in Seller Mine, Hibbing. Photograph by Underwood & Underwood Studio, 1906.

Emergence of Man Through Steel plaque

Emergence of Man Through Steel plaque

The plaque at the base of the Iron Man Memorial in Chisholm features a poem written by Veda Ponikvar that uses the monument’s formal title, “Emergence of Man Through Steel.” Photograph by David Rian, December 2020.

Names on the base of the Iron Man Memorial

Names on the base of the Iron Man Memorial

Names on the base of the Iron Man Memorial, Chisholm. The names of individual Iron Range residents (many of whom were miners) as well as their family members are listed on the base of the Iron Man Memorial in Chisholm as the result of corporate and individual donations. Photograph by Suzanne Rian, October 2020.

Front view of Iron Man Memorial

Front view of Iron Man Memorial

Front view of the Iron Man Memorial, Chisholm. Photo by Suzanne Rian, October 2020.

Side view of the Iron Man Memorial, Chisholm

Side view of the Iron Man Memorial, Chisholm

Side view of the Iron Man Memorial, Chisholm. Photograph by Pete Markham, April 22, 2009. CC BY-SA 2.0

Iron Man statue on top of the Iron Man Memorial

Iron Man statue on top of the Iron Man Memorial, Chisholm

The Iron Man statue on top of the Iron Man Memorial, Chisholm. Photo by Pete Markham, April 22, 2009.

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