Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: History, Modern - 20th Century, Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources, Human Settlements
Condition: Good
Description: 1912 IV-3. [A small settlement below a snowy mountain with a mine on its slopes].
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1912
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 9.1 cm x 14.7 cm
Polarity: Negative
Image No: MS018-003-24
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:
• A view of Longyear City and Arctic Coal Company mine #1 on Tract 1 (Advent Bay). The aerial tramway used to transport coal from the mine to the dock is visible running across the mountain face.
3/24/2008 9:29:36 AM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher