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Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings, History, Modern, 20th Century (10579) (Wilse - Eneret) (Artic Coal Co. - Advent Bay). (B.) Envelope 7. See p. 30. 1909. [Men walk along a path leading up a mountainside to a mine. Several aerial tramway towers lead from the mine across the mountain. The side of a building is visible on the edge of the photograph].

Scanned: March 4, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Human Settlements, Buildings, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Longyear Valley. [A rail line runs through a small settlement in a valley surrounded by large snowy mountains].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Harbors, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." New Aalesund, Kings Bay. [A rail trestle carrying a steam train with numerous cars runs into a harbor. A Norwegian flag flys over the area. High mountains are visible in the background].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Human Settlements, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." New Aalesund, Kings Bay. [A rail line runs in front of a settlement. High mountains are visible in the background].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Railroads, Cars, Buildings Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Coal Dump, Kings Bay. [A rail car dumps coal onto a stockpile from a high trestle. A steam crane below transfers coal to rail cars. A building stands adjacent].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Harbors, Docks, Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Silo, Bear Island. [A coal silo attached to a rocky peninsula that sticks into the harbor. The silo has two chutes to fill ships. A few structures stand nearby].

Scanned: June 24, 2008


Spitzbergen Locations

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings, Geography Album Cover: "To the man who started it all John M Longyear from his former clerk care S. Sather 1921." Mine #2 - Longyear Valley. [View of a distant mountian with a coal mine and incline rail line. A simple building is visible in the foreground].

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 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


Spitzbergen Locations

Natural Resources, Mines and Mineral Resources, Transportation, Buildings Grube Nr 2. Longyear City. Spitsbergen. Nr.4o. Enorek Mittetrfo [A rail line and aerial tramway leads to a mine on the slopes of a snowy mountain. Three buildings stand in the foreground]

Scanned: June 24, 2008