Archive Film: Mining the Range, 1920–1952

Period film of iron-country America and Britain — the 1920 silent 'Iron Range' documentary, 1926 Mesabi scans, 1920s Te Papa reels, 'Iron Country' (1952), and the railway films of the ore docks.

Playlist by @banded_iron_earth

9 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Iron Ore Mining | "The Iron Range" | 1920 Film — Vintage History
2. 1926: Minnesota's Iron Industry- Mining, Transport, Foundry | 16mm Film Scan — 16mm Time Machine
3. 1920s Iron ore mining and production in the Mesabi range U.S.A — Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
4. Iron Country: Iron Ore and Minnesota's Future (1952) — Old TV Time
5. STEEL: MAN'S SERVANT 1938 UNITED STATES STEEL DOCUMENTARY MD74702 — PeriscopeFilm
6. Hibbing: Hull Rust Mine-early 1950s — Merky 600
7. Vintage Railroads of Minnesota’s Iron Ore Country: The Films of George Niles and Fred Crissey — C Vision Productions
8. Iron ore quarrying in Northamptonshire. Film 783 — HuntleyFilmArchives
9. Old Iron Range Film Footage — perfectduluthday