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Sherwin Williams Paints

Air view of Vulcan Park showing monument and waterfalls

postcard

Color tinted postcard showing an aerial view of the Vulcan statue and the surrounding park.

Postcard Collection 1081, Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

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Vulcan at the Alabama State Fairgrounds

photograph

Black and white photograph of the Vulcan statue next to the Mines and Machinery Exhibition building at the Alabama State Fairgrounds.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

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Vulcan Statue towering over Alabama State Fairgrounds

photograph

The Vulcan statue looms over the many fair-goers at the Alabama State Fairgrounds where Al Campbell Barbecue and Roast Beef Sandwiches stand is located nearby.

Photogaphs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department. (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

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Al Campbell Barbecue and Roast Beef Sandwiches (Firm)

Vulcan and Horse Racing at the Alabama State Fairgrounds

postcard

Tinted postcard showing a harness race at the Alabama State Fairgrounds, where the Vulcan statue looms over the buildings in the background. The statue stood at the fairground from 1906 until 1936 when it was removed for installation on top of Red Mountain.

Postcard Collection 1081, Archives Department. (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

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Harness racing

Vulcan Awaiting Reassembly on the Top of Red Mountain

photograph

black and white photograph of Vulcan in pieces at his Red Mountain site during the construction of his pedestal, looking much as he would have in 1904 after he was returned from St. Louis where he was placed in pieces by the rail siding.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

1936

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Vulcan Statue with television towers in the background

photograph

Photograph of Vulcan atop his pedestal on Red Mountain (Birmingham, Alabama). Television towers are visible in the background.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department (source)

Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)

McAlexander, Watson (creator)

1960

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Vulcan at fairgrounds with hand on backwards

photograph

Photograph of Vulcan as he stood at the Alabama State Fairgrounds in Birmingham between 1906-1936 with his hand on backwards, 1930's.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

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Vulcan's Right Leg Being Raised to the Top of the Pedestal

photograph

Black and white photograph of workmen posed with Vulcan's leg during raising it to the top of the pedestal on top of Red Mountain. The man in the center, wearing the white coat, has been thought to be the statue's sculptor Giuseppe Moretti; however, he died in San Remo, Italy, in 1935 at 78 years of age.

Photographs, General Collection -- Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

1938

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Vulcan Statue Overlooking Birmingham

photograph

Black and white photograph aerial view of downtown Birmingham, Alabama, as seen from the South showing the Vulcan statue and park in the foreground.

Photographs, General Collection 1556 - Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

1965

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Story of Vulcan and Birmingham

book

[24] p. : ill., map, ports. ; 27 cm.

Southern University Press (publisher)

1962

Subjects

Birmingham (Ala.) -- History

Birmingham (Ala.) -- Statues

Birmingham (Ala.) -- Description and travel

Birmingham's Vulcan : [The Story of Vulcan].

book

[16] pages : illustrations ; 27 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier

Birmingham Pub. Co. (publisher)

Birmingham Publishing Company (Birmingham, Ala.) (creator)

1938

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Birmingham (Ala.). Vulcan

Birmingham's Vulcan world's largest iron man

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Birmingham Park Board

Vulcan's body parts on ground with woman by head

photograph

Black and white photograph of the Vulcan statue in pieces on top of Red Mountain awaiting reassembly on the pedestal, which can partly be seen surrounded by scaffolding to the right.

Photographs, General Collection 1556 - Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

Benham, Albert (creator)

1936

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Two Boys looking up at Vulcan

photograph

Black and whie photograph of two young boys standing on the ground looking at the Vulcan statue atop his pedestal. The spearhead has not yet been replaced by the neon torch.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department. (source)

Birmingham, Alabama (publisher)

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Three boys sitting on Vulcan's head

photograph

Black and white photograph of the head of Vulcan statue lying on the ground where three boys have taken the opportunity to climb on it.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department. (source)

Birmingham, Alabama (publisher)

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Vulcan Statue's Full-size Plaster Cast in the Sculptor Giuseppe Moretti's Studio

photograph

Photograph of the statue of Vulcan from the waist down. Photograph was taken in G. Moretti's studio. A horse and carriage are posed between the statue's legs.

Photographs, General Collection -- Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

Bogart, A. B. (creator)

1904

Subjects

Vulcan with marble exterior and observation deck

photograph

Black and white photograph of Vulcan.

General Photographs Collection. Archives Department. (source)

Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)

n.d.

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Vulcan god of fire and metal

pamphlet

Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. (publisher)

Subjects

Birmingham (Ala.)--History

The Founding of Birmingham

Vulcan

Vulcan on the Pedestal Holding the Torch

photograph

Black and white photograph of the Vulcan statue atop Red Mountain after the spearhead he was originally holding was replaced with a torch that was lit by either green neon lights or red neon lights that signified whether there had been a traffic fatality within the previous 24-hour period.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

McAlexander, Watson (creator)

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Vulcan as photographed by O.V. Hunt

Black and white photograph of the Vulcan statue atop Red Mountain. This image won an award for O.V. Hunt in a local photography contest. He highlighted the statue by retouching the outline of the statue and pedestal, which created a halo effect.

O.V. Hunt Photograph Collection 1074; Photographs, General Collection 1556 - Archives Department (source)

Hunt, O.V. (publisher)

Hunt, Oscar V. (creator)

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Birmingham (Ala.). Vulcan

Vulcan Park

newspaper clipping

Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)

Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)

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Vulcan surrounded by scaffolding

photograph

Black and white photograph of what has been identified as the full-size plaster casts of the Vulcan statue supported by scaffolding.

Photographs, General Collection 1556 - Archives Department (source)

Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) (publisher)

Cushing, G.M. (creator)

1904

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Vulcan Statue in the Spring

Black and white photograph of the statue of Vulcan, still holding the spearhead, atop Red Mountain during the early spring as evidenced by the budding trees in the foreground.

Photographs, General Collection 1556, Archives Department. (source)

Birmingham, Alabama (publisher)

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