Mining Inspection Tour film

Collection

Identifier: S3026

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains one 16mm, black and white, silent film (17 min.) of a 1936 mining inspection trip and tour conducted by U.S. Steel and Ford, Bacon, and Davis, Inc. The tour included Duluth, Minnesota and the surrounding area including the iron range.

Shots include scenes of Morgan Park in Duluth, the Kitchi Gammi Club, Two Harbors, the Vermillion Range, Hibbing, and the Duluth Ore Docks. Many sequences include shots of mining and shipping equipment.

The film is subtitled as follows:

1. Inspection Trip of Control Committee of United States Steel Corporation and Directing Committee of Ford, Bacon, and Davis, Inc.

2. First Resting Place. Lodge at Sylvania, Michigan.

3. Messrs. Watson and Salsich in a Confidential Mood.

4. The Control committee, Reinforced by Messrs. Salsich and Shiras.

5. Stroll by the Lake. Mr. Kerr, our Host, with Messrs. Bacon and Hill.

6. Typical Home in Morgan Park, Duluth. Residential Development for Employees of the American Steel & Wire Company.

7. Some of the Party at the Entrance of the Kitchi-Gammi Club, Duluth.

8. Special Diner on the Private Train of the DM&N Railway

9. Corporation Ore Boat Loaded and Taking Two Off Two Harbors, Minnesota.

10. First Locomotive of the DM&N Railway. An Old Wood Burner.

11. Monument at the Soudan Mine on the Vermilion Range, Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Shipment of the First Ore from Minnesota.

12. Open Mining Operation at the Hartley-Burt Mine of the Corporation.

13. Train Load of Ore Leaving Beneficiation Plant at Hibbing.

14. Party at Lunch in Special Diner.

15. Working at the Hull-Rust Mine, the Largest Ore Mine in the World where More than One Hundred Million Tons of Ore have Been Removed.

16. Dumping Ore at the Crushing and Screening Plant.

17. Waiting for the Special Train.

18. The Party on Parade.

19. Ore Train on the Dock at Duluth.

20. The S.S. Myron C. Taylor at the Ore Dock.

21. The S.S. George G. Crawford Waiting to Load Ore.

22. On the Deck of the S.S. Myron C. Taylor.

23. Fire Drill on the S.S. Myron C. Taylor.

24. Steering By the Wheel on the After Deck.

25. A Minute of Relaxation and Refreshments.

26. Entrance to the Locks at the Soo.

27. The Myron C. Taylor in the Canal with a Second Corporation Boat Arriving.

28. Discharge of Water from the Lock.

29. Service Boat Leaving the Myron C. Taylor.

30. Private Yacht West Bound on the Lake.

31. The Youngest Member of the Party Taking His Daily Dozen.

32. Approaching the Harbor at Calcite, Michigan.

33. Scenes in the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co. Quarry – The Largest Quarry Operation in the World.

34. 18 Yard Bucket with Counterweight.

35. Start of the Homeward Bound Trip. – Bidding Goodbye to Our Host, Mr. Munson.

Dates

Creation: 1936

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.