Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Anders Beer Wilse
Subject Headings: Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources, Buildings, Transportation
Condition: Good
Description: 9368 Enerbereltipet 1908 Wilse Christiania Arctic Coal Co. Advent Bay [An aerial tramway terminal on the slopes of a mountain. A sign on the terminal reads 'Adolf Bleichert & Co. Leipzig - Gohlis Wire Ropeways.' The timber frame of a building stands adjacent the terminal and a mine is visible on the slopes above].
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1908
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 14.0 cm x 19.0 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS018-007-02-12
Collection Name: Scott Turner 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:
• A wonderfully clear and well composed by the renound photographer Anders Beer Wilse. The Photograph shows the upper terminal of the Arctic Coal Company's aerial tramway. A coal bunker with the capacity of 1,200 tons of coal is under construction. The company's #1 mine is partly visible on the upper right of the photograph.
4/8/2008 11:13:29 AM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher
• Isn't this clearly marked by Wilse?PEMartin
7/1/2008 12:58:15 PM by Anonymous