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Northwest Telephone building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Northwest Telephone building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Jackson Street, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Jackson Street, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Itasca Baazar Building at Third Avenue and Howard Street in Hibbing, 1920
Itasca Baazar Building at Third Avenue and Howard Street in Hibbing, 1920
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Building #12, E.W. Coons owner, operated by Thouin Hardware and Nides Brothers Clothing, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Building #12, E.W. Coons owner, operated by Thouin Hardware and Nides Brothers Clothing, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Building #13, Bergeron, Hibbing Hardware Company, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Building #13, Bergeron, Hibbing Hardware Company, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Building #14, C.M. Atkinson, owner, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Building #14, C.M. Atkinson, owner, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Androy Hotel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Androy Hotel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Grace Lutheran Church, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Grace Lutheran Church, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Recreation building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Recreation building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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City Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
City Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Village Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Village Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Elks' Club, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Elks' Club, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Moving church from Townsite Forty to Park Addition, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Moving church from Townsite Forty to Park Addition, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Park Addition showing dwellings moved from Hibbing townsite Forty, 1920
Park Addition showing dwellings moved from Hibbing townsite Forty, 1920
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Houses built by Oliver Iron Mining Company, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Houses built by Oliver Iron Mining Company, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Surrounded by large stands of virgin white and red pines, an enterprising iron prospector named Frank Hibbing set up camp on a bitterly cold day in January of 1892. When he awoke the next day, he insisted that there was iron beneath him-he could "feel it in his bones." He staked his claim near that campsite, and after digging several test pits, one of the world's richest deposits of iron ore was found.

Beginning as a small collection of tents and log cabins, the Village of Hibbing was incorporated in August of 1893. It became one of the largest of the mining towns along the Mesabi Range, attracting immigrants of many backgrounds such as Finnish, Italian, Slavic, Swedish, and Greek. This mixture of diverse backgrounds gave Hibbing a unique culture that remains evident today. From Minnesota's famous dual in 1910 between friends Sam Kacich and Pete Radovich, to the relocation of the entire village in the 1920s, Hibbing, Minnesota takes us back in time to the days of pioneers, horse-drawn carriages, and a love of the land that has been passed on from generation to generation.

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Houses built by Oliver Iron Mining Company, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Houses built by Oliver Iron Mining Company, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Lippman-Sach building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Lippman-Sach building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Building number fourteen, C. M. Atkinson, owner, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
Building number fourteen, C. M. Atkinson, owner, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920
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Security Service Garage erected and owned by Gus. Anderson, Hibbing, 1920
Security Service Garage erected and owned by Gus. Anderson, Hibbing, 1920
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Y. L. Power Building, home of Merchants and Miners Bank, Hibbing, 1920
Y. L. Power Building, home of Merchants and Miners Bank, Hibbing, 1920
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Building number eleven, Golden Rule operated by L. H. Milkes, Hibbing, 1920
Building number eleven, Golden Rule operated by L. H. Milkes, Hibbing, 1920
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Howard Street, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920's
Howard Street, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920s
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Sellers Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920's?
Sellers Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920s?
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The Oliver Club, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920's
The Oliver Club, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920s
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Recreation Building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920's
Recreation Building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920s
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Hibbing High School Auditorium, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920's
Hibbing High School Auditorium, Hibbing Minnesota, 1920s
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The Mesaba Railway ran streetcar service between Hibbing and North Hibbing. This car is posed at the north end of the line in front of the Oliver Hotel on 3rd Avenue in North Hibbing. 1921
The Mesaba Railway ran streetcar service between Hibbing and North Hibbing. This car is posed at the north end of the line in front of the Oliver Hotel on 3rd Avenue in North Hibbing. 1921
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Municipal Power Plant building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1921
Municipal Power Plant building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1921
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The Androy Hotel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1921
The Androy Hotel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1921
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Two houses being moved from North Hibbing by Cleveland tractor, 1921
Two houses being moved from North Hibbing by Cleveland tractor, 1921
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Warning sign on Third Avenue, Hibbing Minnesota, 1924
Warning sign on Third Avenue, Hibbing Minnesota, 1924
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Main Street, Hibbing Minnesota, 1927
Main Street, Hibbing Minnesota, 1927
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Sellers Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1929
Sellers Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1929
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Presbyterian Church in Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
Presbyterian Church in Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
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School, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
School, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
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J. C. Penney Store, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
J. C. Penney Store, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
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Marion steam shovel, Model 350, operating North Forty, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
Marion steam shovel, Model 350, operating North Forty, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
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Sellers Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
Sellers Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930
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City Hall and General Hospital, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930's
City Hall and General Hospital, Hibbing Minnesota, 1930s
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Chisholm/Hibbing billboard, near Highway 73, 1935
Chisholm/Hibbing billboard, near Highway 73, 1935
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Laying of floor materials during construction of Hibbing Memorial Building, 1935
Laying of floor materials during construction of Hibbing Memorial Building, 1935
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Hibbing Memorial Building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1936
Hibbing Memorial Building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1936
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Hull-Rust Open Pit Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
Hull-Rust Open Pit Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
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Hull Rust Mine Assembly Yards, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
Hull Rust Mine Assembly Yards, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
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Village Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
Village Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
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Entrance to Tourist Court, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
Entrance to Tourist Court, Hibbing Minnesota, 1937
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High School, Hibbing Minnesota, 1938
High School, Hibbing Minnesota, 1938
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Hibbing High School, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940
Hibbing High School, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940
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Park School - the Brick Glass School Building - Hibbing Minnesota, 1940's
Park School - the Brick Glass School Building - Hibbing Minnesota, 1940
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Hull Rust Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940's
Hull Rust Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940s
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Hull-Rust and Sellers Mines, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940's
Hull-Rust and Sellers Mines, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940s
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South Agnew Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940's
South Agnew Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940s
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Hibbing Memorial Building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940's
Hibbing Memorial Building, Hibbing Minnesota, 1940s
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Howard Street looking West, Hibbing Minnesota, early 1940's
Howard Street looking West, Hibbing Minnesota, early 1940s
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Albany mine, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1941
Albany mine, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1941
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Abandoned buildings in North Hibbing. In 1919 when ore was found to lie under the town site most of the town was moved by log haulers, building by building, to its present site.
Abandoned buildings in North Hibbing. In 1919 when ore was found to lie under the town site most of the town was moved by log haulers, building by building, to its present site. Picture is from 1941.
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Stein's Rexall Drugs and Iron Range Chemical Company in Hibbing, 1945
Stein's Rexall Drugs and Iron Range Chemical Company in Hibbing, 1945
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Hull Rust Iron Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1948
Hull Rust Iron Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1948
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El Motel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1950's
El Motel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1950s
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Street scene, Hibbing Minnesota, 1950's
Street scene, Hibbing Minnesota, 1950s
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Webb-Susquehanna-Weggum Iron Ore Mines, Hibbing Minnesota, 1953
Webb-Susquehanna-Weggum Iron Ore Mines, Hibbing Minnesota, 1953
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City Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1953
City Hall, Hibbing Minnesota, 1953
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Mesabi Range Underground Mine Shaft, Hibbing Minnesota, 1957
Mesabi Range Underground Mine Shaft, Hibbing Minnesota, 1957
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Observation Tower, Hull Rust Mine,  Hibbing Minnesota, 1960's
Observation Tower, Hull Rust Mine, Hibbing Minnesota, 1960s
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Street scene, Hibbing Minnesota, 1960's
Street scene, Hibbing Minnesota, 1960s
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The Inn Town Motel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1960's
The Inn Town Motel, Hibbing Minnesota, 1960s
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