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Description	Andrees Station3.jpg English: Salomon August Andrée's Station at Danskøya, Svalbard, Norway Norsk bokmål: Salmon August Andrées polarstasjon på Danskøya i Svalbard Svenska: Salomon August Andrées polarstation på Danskön i Svalbard i Norge.
Date	1890–1900 (probably 1897 or later)
Source	Library of Congress LOT 13432, no. 118 [item] [P&P]
Author	Detroit Publishing Co.

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