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Spitzbergen Locations

Harbors, Docks, Buildings, Ships Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Advent Bay. [Four warehouses and a house stand near a harbor with a dock. An aerial tramway connects with the dock and two ships are anchored nearby].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings, Water Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." The Mine, Lewin's Coal Mine [A man stands in the doorway of a house. On a hill behind him, several mining entrances are visible. A coal hopper facility stands at the bottom of the hill. A water pipeline runs along the ground].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen - Hunting

Natural Resources, Buildings, Geography Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Hunters Hut, ..?.., Safe Harbor [Three men stand by a small sod / wooden hut under a dramatic mountainface].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen - Whaling

Natural Resources, Harbors, Ships Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Whaling Station Green Harbor [Three dead whales lie by the shoreline. A ship is in the harbor and snowy mountains are visible in the background].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

Transportation, Natural Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Wharf at Advent Bay. June 2, 1908. "Wharf. Advent Bay. Left hand part is new as also is the trestle loading to shore. June 2, 1908 [A wooden dock under construction. The dock is surrounded by ice].

Scanned: April 9, 2008


Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

Human Settlements, Natural Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Camp at Advent Bay From Foot of Junny looking across the Bay. "Arctic Coal Co. Camp. From foot of jinny looking across Advent Bay. June 1, 1908 [A small settlement on a slope with snow covered mounains in the background].

Scanned: April 9, 2008


Spitzbergen - Spitsbergen Coal and Trading Company

Human Settlements, Natural Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Spitsbergen Coal and Trading Company's Camp From the Munroe. "Spitsbergen Coal and Trading Co. Camp. This is as near as we dared to take the Munroe in to shore. June 1, 1908. [A small settlement near a harbor with snow covered mounains in the background. A small mine is visible on the mountian slope with a rail line running to the shoreline].

Scanned: April 9, 2008


Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

Harbors, Docks, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Distant View of Wharf Showing new trestle and last Tower of Aerial Tram. "Arctic Coal Co. wharf. Shows the new trestle and the last tower for the aerial tramway. June 1, 1908." [A dock and two towers by a frozen harbor surrounded by snowy mountains]

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Ships, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, History, Modern, 20th Century Charles Light Secretary Northern Exploration Co Ernest Mansfield [Two men with pipes stand on a ship at sea]

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Human Settlements, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings Vintermotiv fra Longyearbyen, July 24, 1956 [Groups of houses on either side of a river drainage in a snowy valley. A mine is visible on the slope of a mountain]

Scanned: June 24, 2008