Spitzbergen Locations

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Title: Spitzbergen Locations
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Manpower - Labor - Skilled Labor, Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources, Persons
Condition: Good
Description: Underground flashlights in mine of Arctic Coal Co. at Spitzbergen, 700 miles from the North Pole. [A miner looks over a spool of cables and looks at the camera.]
Source of Description: Front of photo [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: undated
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 7.4 cm x 9.8 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: No Neg 2007-07-31-37
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:
• Mining machinery inside Mine 1 of the Arctic Coal Company, Advent Bay.'Spitzbergen' is also spelled 'Spitsbergen,' and is now known as 'Svalbard.'
3/6/2008 9:57:10 AM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher