Video Archive: Iron Ore from the Mesabi Mines circa the 1920s
This silent documentary film depicts the mining, shipping and processing of iron ore from the Mesabi Range. Although the title confidently states 1920, other sources estimate 1926 as year the footage was shot.
Scenes from Duluth begin at the ore docks at the 1:55 mark and conclude at the shipping canal at the 3-minute mark.
There’s a nice little glimpse of Canal Park at the end of the Duluth segment.
The YouTube channel Vintage History provides curated historical documentaries for educational purposes on a wide range of unique and forgotten topics.
This is awesome. Looks like its when it was raw ore before the taconite pellet process was needed. I haven’t seen this stage before as well as all the steam powered trains, and shovels. The docks are in Duluth and one is still in operation but for taconite pellets so its a little different after the dock was converted.
Thanks PDD for another history clip!