Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Transportation, Natural Resources, History, Modern - 20th Century
Condition: Fair
Description: 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].
Source of Description: Below photograph. "Back of photograph." [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Longyear Family
Date of Photo: June 2 1908
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 6.5 cm x 9.8 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS031-01-03-01
Collection Name: Longyear Spitsbergen Collection
Terms of Use: Rights to reproduce and distribute this image may be restricted. Contact the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections for further information.
User Comments:
• This photograph shows the Arctic Coal Company’s dock under construction. The dock was designed in 1906 and constructed from 1907 – 1908. In 1908, the company added a timber aerial tramway terminal to the structure seen here, which was used to load coal to docked ships.
3/5/2008 1:53:52 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher