Panoramic view of a steam locomotive with four flatbed railcars with fenced sides. Men and women are posed in a mine pit site (unknown site), standing on and around the railcars. People appear to be in 1920s - 1930s suit and tie/dress apparel and many are wearing ribbon badges and military style headgear. The photograph depicts mining operations in the background with water towers and mining buildings. The right side of the photograph depicts a large silo in the background.
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-10-20
Description:
The oral history of Charles "Chuck" Magney describes Naniboujou history, his father Judge Clarence Reinhold Magney (father of Minnesota State Parks), Erie Mining Company, Finland, Minnesota, Radar Station, Cathedral of Pines Camp, Caribou Lake, Cook County, Minnesota, canoeing and fishing in the 1940s and 1950s.
A line men standing in front of the first carload of ore from the Mesabi Range, on display at the Union Depot in Duluth, Minnesota. People include a policeman, railroad employees, businessmen, workers and a couple of younger males.
Striking miners line Main Street in Crosby, Minnesota. They were attempting to improve their working conditions. A bicycle is parked against a light pole on the left.
