Great Alabama Vulcan : Louisianna Purchase Exposition 1904 : original 50 ft. high. [electronic resource].

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Great Alabama Vulcan : Louisianna Purchase Exposition 1904 : original 50 ft. high. [electronic resource].

Publication:

[1904]

Description:

still image

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Open access content

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English
Hoffman Collection

Summary:

Souvenir model of the Vulcan statue atop Red Mountain overlooking Birmingham, Alabama. Modelled after the 56-foot cast iron sculpture by artist Giuseppe Moretti which was built as an exhibit for the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

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Subject:

Birmingham (Ala.) Buildings, structures, etc. Models
Vulcan (Roman deity)
Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857 or 1859-1935, Vulcan
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)

Form/genre:

Souvenir Models (representations)

Added entries:

Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857 or 1859-1935
Commercial Club (Birmingham, Ala.)
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)

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