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Men Mining Ore at Liberty Furnace

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Title

Men Mining Ore at Liberty Furnace

Subject

Mining - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Liberty Furnace (Va)

Description

Photograph of three unidentified men standing by a cart loaded with ore they have extracted from the tunnel behind them.

The image was taken at Liberty Furnace about 1900.

This photograph was used in the 1972 Bicentennial book published by the Shenandoah County Bicentennial Committee (page 41).

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1900 per the identifier.

Contributor

Identified in 2013 by C.F. Wagniere who recognized the image from the Bicentennial Book.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Liberty Iron Furnace is visible in Morrison Studio Collection images 002050, 002095, 002110, 003894, 027377, 027576, 027589, 028293, and 028294.

Identifier

027576

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Men Mining Ore at Liberty Furnace,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71258.

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