Hibbing, Minnesota. View of Hull-Rust-Mahoning open pit ore mine, looking east from the edge of Mahoning toward the Hull-Rust mine and North Hibbing. The largest iron ore mine in the world, this pit has a total area of 1275 acres, is 3 miles long, varies in width from half to one mile, and has a maximum depth of 435 feet. There are 55 miles of track in the pit. Development of the mine started in 1895.
| Artist | Esther Bubley (American, 1921–1998) |
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| Title | Hibbing, Minnesota. View of Hull-Rust-Mahoning open pit ore mine, looking east from the edge of Mahoning toward the Hull-Rust mine and North Hibbing. The largest iron ore mine in the world, this pit has a total area of 1275 acres, is 3 miles long, varies in width from half to one mile, and has a maximum depth of 435 feet. There are 55 miles of track in the pit. Development of the mine started in 1895. |
| Date | October 1947 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (23.8 × 18.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.14.8 |
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a grand view of an open pit ore mine. The composition is dominated by tiered levels of earth, each with a track running across it. A train towing trailers of ore uses the tracks on a lower level of the mine, but the majority of the levels are empty.
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"Hibbing, Minnesota. View of Hull-Rust-Mahoning open pit ore mine, looking east from the edge of Mahoning toward the Hull-Rust mine and North Hibbing. The largest iron ore mine in the world, this pit has a total area of 1275 acres, is 3 miles long, varies in width from half to one mile, and has a maximum depth of 435 feet. There are 55 miles of track in the pit. Development of the mine started in 1895. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.14.8