Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources, Transportation, Human Settlements
Condition: Good
Description: [A rail line runs directly up a steep mountainside from near a timber building to a mine. An aerial tramway terminal and several related towers are visible on the mountain].
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1912-15
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 9.1 cm x 14.6 cm
Polarity: Negative
Image No: MS018-006-33
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 facilities associated with the Arctic Coal Company's Mine 1, on tract 1. The inclined rail line connected with a surface rail line which ran through Longyear City to the company dock. The building shown is building #13 and was a 10-room family house.
3/31/2008 11:14:47 AM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher