Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: History, Modern - 20th Century, Buildings,
Condition: Good
Description: 1913 I 1. 'May 12. 1913 S. Side my house, Tromso, Norway (MacG in ..?..)' [A house with a steep pitched roof sited amongst trees].
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1913
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 9.1 cm x 14.5 cm
Polarity: Negative
Image No: MS018-003-34
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:
• The Arctic Coal Company bought a house in Tromso in 1912 to accommodate permanent staff and part of its workforce going to or coming from Spitsbergen. Staff were reputedly satisfied that they no longer had to stay at Tromso's 'Grand Hotel' which was both expensive and uncomfortable.
3/24/2008 9:36:49 AM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher