Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Topography by Thomas H. Moncure, U.S.G.S.
Subject Headings: Harbors - Docks, Geography - Maps, Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources
Condition: Good
Description: [Map of a valley by Advent Bay showing a coal mine, small settlement, and dock. The map has been drawn on to show changes to the area.]
Source of Description: [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1912-1914
Medium: still image
Color: color
Size: 87.6 cm x 76.4 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS018-Z-13-03
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:
• One of several maps resulting from a company mapping survey of its lands in 1912 by USGS surveyors. The Arctic Coal Company's main settlement, Longyear City, and main mine, Mine 1 Tract 1, is visible. The map was made in 1912 and features some hand drawn alterations showing changes to the mine and settlement.
6/24/2008 10:55:33 AM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher