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Gazebo

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Description: View of a gazebo in Alcott Park. A few men stand by a large tree that shades the gazebo and a street lined with shops is visible in the background through...
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The "Alligator"

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Description: View of a flat bottom boat known as an "Alligator," which was used in "booming and towing" logs on rivers.
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Railroad Cars Filled with Iron Ore

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Description: Elevated view of railroad cars transporting iron ore from the Mesabi Iron Range, once important because of the discovery of hematite, and then for its larg...
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Steam Shovels Loading Railroad Cars with Iron Ore

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Description: Miners at work using steam shovels and railroad cars for transporting iron ore in Virginia, located on the Mesabi Iron Range.
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Railroad Cars Passing Through the Iron Ore Mine Pit

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Description: Railroad cars pass through an iron ore mine pit in Virginia, Minnesota, home to the Mesabi Iron Range.

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