Taconite Amendment bumper sticker, 1964. To promote a “yes” vote on the taconite amendment to rewrite the tax structure that affected taconite operations, advocates made bumper stickers to advertise their cause.

Taconite Amendment bumper sticker

Taconite Amendment bumper sticker, 1964. To promote a “yes” vote on the taconite amendment to rewrite the tax structure that affected taconite operations, advocates made bumper stickers to advertise their cause.

Taconite Harbor, 1956. Taconite Harbor was built to ship ore mined and processed at Erie Mining Company in Hoyt Lakes to steel mills on the Great Lakes. Concentrated ore was shipped from Hoyt Lakes to Taconite Harbor on a private railroad.

Taconite Harbor

Taconite Harbor, 1956. Taconite Harbor was built to ship ore mined and processed at Erie Mining Company in Hoyt Lakes to steel mills on the Great Lakes. Concentrated ore was shipped from Hoyt Lakes to Taconite Harbor on a private railroad.

photograph of a small pile of taconite pellets

Taconite Pellets

Taconite pellets, c.1950.

Taconite pellets, ca. 1950.

Taconite pellets

Taconite pellets, ca. 1950.

Taconite prospectors at Sulphur Camp, ca. 1916. To access Sulphur Camp, prospectors would have to take a rail cart, pictured here, from Mesaba Station. Seated to the far left is E. W. Davis.

Taconite prospectors at Sulphur Camp

Taconite prospectors at Sulphur Camp, ca. 1916. To access Sulphur Camp, prospectors would have to take a rail cart, pictured here, from Mesaba Station. Seated to the far left is E. W. Davis.

Taconite stockpile

Taconite stockpile

Taconite stockpile, Silver Bay. Photograph by Walter H. Wettschreck, ca. 1965.

Taiko Caravan! (2009)

Production photo from Taiko Caravan!, staged by Theater Mu during its 2009-2010 season at the Southern Theater. Pictured are (front row, left to right): Jennifer Weir, Rick Shiomi, Iris Shiraishi; and (back row, left to right): Craig Schultz, Gregg Amundson, Jeff Ellsworth, and Joe Mignano performing the song “Kumano Shichi,” composed by Rick Shiomi. Photograph by Michal Daniel.

Black and white photograph of tailgaters at Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams, National Football Conference title game, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, 1974. Photograph: Spence, Minneapolis Star & Tribune.

Tailgaters at Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams game, Metropolitan Stadium

Tailgaters at Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams, National Football Conference title game, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, 1974. Photograph: Spence, Minneapolis Star & Tribune.

Black and white photograph of Tailgaters, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota. Photographer: Gillis, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1964.

Tailgaters, Metropolitan Stadium

Tailgaters, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota. Photographer: Gillis, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1964.

Tailings delta, Silver Bay

Tailings delta, Silver Bay

The large delta created by taconite tailings at Silver Bay (seen here in 1963) led to the closing of the Reserve Mining Company's plant in 1980.

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