Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources, History, Modern - 20th Century, Transportation
Condition: Good
Description: Spitzbergen. 1914. Advent Bay. Part of Arctic Coal Co's Camp. Mine No.1. 76. [A mine is located on the high slopes of a mountain. A railway and aerial tramway lead to the mine. One building is visible at the bottom of the slope].
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1914
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 6.9 cm x 7.5 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS018-002-013
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:
• The Arctic Coal Company's Mine 1, Tract 1, in Longyear Valley, above Longyear City (now known as Longyearbyen).
3/17/2008 9:30:57 AM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher