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Spitzbergen Locations

Buildings, Dwellings, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Spitzbergen 1914 Advent Bay. Mine No. 1. Concrete and steel living room at mine entry. [Image of the structure built into the side of a rocky hill.]

Scanned: March 6, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Buildings, Dwellings, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Spitzbergen, Arctic Coal Co., Advent Bay. Cement dining room at pit mouth. [Image of a structure that appears to be under construction.]

Scanned: March 6, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Seasons, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Frost in airway No. 1 mine, Arctic Coal Co. [Image of frost formations at the mine.]

Scanned: March 6, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Persons, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings, Dwellings Advent Bay - House for miners at Mine No. 2 - 900 ft. above sea level. [A man stands next to a building with a large foundation made of rocks.]

Scanned: March 6, 2008


Spitzbergen - Whaling

Industries, , Interior of whale boiling - Green Harbor. [Image of whale boiling operations showing vats positioned below a wooden trough.]

Scanned: April 9, 2008


Spitzbergen - Whaling

Industries, Manners and Customs, Recreation, Sports, Aquatic Sports, Fishing, Green Harbor - Cutting up whales. [Image of several men butchering the whales.]

Scanned: April 9, 2008


Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

Harbors, Docks, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Spitzbergen, '07. Safe Harbor. Unloading timber, the runway. 60. [Seven men work to transfer timber across an improvised gangway on frozen water to the shore].

Scanned: March 11, 2008


Spitzbergen - Whaling

Ships, Natural Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Spitzbergen, '07. Whale Gun Boat towing dead whales. 43. [A medium-small ship with the word 'FIN' on its side tows a dead whale by its side].

Scanned: March 11, 2008


Spitzbergen - Whaling

Harbors, Natural Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Spitzbergen, '07. Dead Whales in the boom. Green Harbor. 51. [A group of dead whales lie by the shore, secured by chains].

Scanned: April 9, 2008


Spitzbergen - Whaling

Industries, Natural Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Spitzbergen, '07. Mouth of a ..ssing whale. J4. [A dead lies dead on the ground with its mouth open. Two men look on. Several buildings are visible in the background].

Scanned: April 9, 2008