Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Harbors, Ships, Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources
Condition: Fair
Description: Spitzbergen, 11. Advent Bay. General View Arctic Coal Co.s Camp. 86. [A village of wooden buildings on a gentle slope with a harbor and mountain in the background].
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1911-15
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 7.0 cm x 7.5 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS018-001-029
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:
• Longyear City in 1912-15. The building in the foreground was built with four separate quarters and was designed for families.
3/12/2008 1:25:18 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher