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, '07. Advent Bay. Lighter load of supplies going ashore. [a row boat tows a boat full of barrels towards the shore. A wooden dock is under construction].
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1907
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 6.9 cm x 7.4 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS018-001-028
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:
• This photograph shows the Arctic Coal Company’s dock under construction. The dock was completed in 1908.
3/12/2008 1:25:04 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher