Map showing the locations of the Vermillion, Mesabi, and Cuyuna Iron Ranges of Minnesota.

Map of Iron Ranges in Minnesota

Map showing the locations of the Vermillion, Mesabi, and Cuyuna Iron Ranges of Minnesota.

Cuyuna Iron Range

The Cuyuna Iron Range is a former North American iron-mining district about ninety miles west of Duluth in central Minnesota. Iron mining in the district, the furthest south and west of Minnesota’s iron ranges, began in 1907. During World War I and World War II, the district mined manganese-rich iron ores to harden the steel used in wartime production. After mining peaked in 1953, the district began to focus on non-iron-mining activities in order to remain economically viable.

Black and white photograph of three West Publishing Company employees, c.1965.

Four West Publishing Company employees

Four West Publishing Company employees, c.1965.

Black and white photograph of two West Publishing Company employees, c.1967.

Two West Publishing Company employees

Two West Publishing Company employees, c.1967.

Black and white photograph of the West Publishing complex seen from the Mississippi River, 1955.

West Publishing complex seen from the Mississippi River

The West Publishing complex seen from the Mississippi River, 1955.

Black and white photograph of West Publishing Company editorial offices, c.1920s.

West Publishing Company editorial offices

West Publishing Company editorial offices, c.1920s.

Black and white photograph of West Publishing Company employees, St. Paul Winter Carnival, 1916.

West Publishing Company employees, St. Paul Winter Carnival

West Publishing Company employees, St. Paul Winter Carnival, 1916.

Black and white photograph of typesetting with Linotype machines at West Publishing Company, 1917.

Typesetting with Linotype machines at West Publishing Company

Typesetting with Linotype machines at West Publishing Company, 1917.

Black and white photograph of typesetters at West Publishing Company before the introduction of Linotype machines, 1885.

West Publishing typesetters

Typesetters at West Publishing Company before the introduction of Linotype machines, 1885.

Black and white photograph of the new West Publishing Company campus and headquarters in Eagan, 1992.

New West Publishing Company campus and headquarters in Eagan

New West Publishing Company campus and headquarters in Eagan, 1992.

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