Description: [Fog rolling over the mountains serves as a back drop for a harbor view of a boat at the dock.]
Source of Description: [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1915
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 9 cm x 12 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: No Neg 2007-07-30-26
Collection Name: Scott Turner Collection
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User Comments:
• The Arctic Coal Company's storage and wharfing area in 1915. The building in the foreground is the 'Engineer's House,' which was originally built on nearby Advent Point, or Munroe Point, in 1906 and moved to this location in 1910 or 1911. A docked ship is being filled with coal for transportation to Norwegian markets.'Spitzbergen' is also spelled 'Spitsbergen,' and is now known as 'Svalbard.' 3/5/2008 7:02:03 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher
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3/5/2008 7:02:03 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher