Spitzbergen expedition. Mineral borers from Galston, Ayrshire

Maker
George W Miller
Production date
1919
 Description
Three men stand with equipment. A boring drill is mounted on a small bogey on rails. It is powered by a belt drive from a source within a corrugated iron shed. The men have no gloves, but they are wearing thick woollen jumpers and hats.

This photo is not available as a scanned image. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House.

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Maker
Production date
1919
Subject person
Subject place
Spitsbergen/Norway
Subject notes
The men are mineral borers from Galston in Ayrshire. Although within the Arctic Circle, it is the summer and above freezing.
Accession number
P02298

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