Sweden > 6006.02.09
© Leslie Garland Pictures
Photographer: | Leslie Garland | |||
Collection: | Sweden | |||
Filename: | 6006.02.09 |
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Upload Date: | 2005-06-29 08:40:41 | |||
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Caption: | Lundbohmsgården Kiruna Lappland Norrbottens Län Sweden |
Keywords: | Lundbohm s house now a museum In 1890 Hjalmar Lundbohm the geologist came to Kiruna to investigate the iron ore deposits These led to the discovery of a vast iron field Lundbohm became the manager of of LKAB the Luossavaara Kiirunavaara Aktie Bolaget which is now state owned He helped plan the town of Kiruna including the schools hospital and church and is regarded as the founding father of the town Swedish arctic northern building timber wooden Lundbohmsgarden geology natural mineral rock resource exploitation excavation mining Lapland |