Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Human Settlements, Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources, Transportation
Condition: Fair
Description: 1213 [A settlement at the bottom of a mountain adjacent a river drainage. A mine with aerial tramway is visible on the slopes of the mountain]
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Longyear Family
Date of Photo: 1912-15
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 7.5 cm x 10.3 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS031-01-03-12
Collection Name: Longyear Spitsbergen 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 Longyear Valley. The Arctic Coal Company's mine #1 and aerial tramway are visible on the slope above.
4/9/2008 1:36:39 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher