Spitzbergen Locations

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Title: Spitzbergen Locations
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Buildings - Dwellings, Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources,
Condition: Good
Description: Spitzbergen 1914 Advent Bay. Mine No. 1. Concrete and steel living room at mine entry. [Image of the structure built into the side of a rocky hill.]
Source of Description: Front of slide [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1914
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 8.2 cm x 10.1 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS018-001-001
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:
• These structures stand outside the Arctic Coal Company's Mine 1, on Advent Bay. The buildings were built of concrete and steel because the original buildings here, built of wood, burned.'Spitzbergen' is also spelled 'Spitsbergen,' and is now known as 'Svalbard.'
3/5/2008 3:34:30 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher