Subject Headings: Buildings, Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources,
Condition: Good
Description: [Two single story buildings with several chimneys are pictured]
Source of Description: [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1915
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 9 cm x 12 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: No Neg 2007-07-30-21
Collection Name: Scott Turner Collection
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User Comments:
• The foreman's barrack in Longyear City, built 1913. Behind it is the company staff house. The company's 1913 annual report reads: A concrete foremen's house, with 14 bedrooms, was started, and will be finished in October. (Arctic Coal Company Annual Report, October 1, 1912 to August 31, 1913, Scott Turner, General Manager, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Longyear Collection, Box 4, Folder 13.)'Spitzbergen' is also spelled 'Spitsbergen,' and is now known as 'Svalbard.'" 3/5/2008 6:46:15 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher
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3/5/2008 6:46:15 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher