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Snowflake Bentley's Snow Crystals

In the early 1900s, Wilson A. Bentley sent 500 prints of his snowflakes to the Smithsonian to ensure their safety for the future. The images are now part of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Tabular Snowflake No. 1224

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 122A

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 990

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Tabular Snowflake No. 173

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Lamellar Snowflake No. 1208

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Granular Snowflake No. 807

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Tabular Snowflake No. 349

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 360

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 976

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 890

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Lamellar Snowflake No. 570

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Lamellar Snowflake No. 555

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 1055

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Tabular Snowflake No. 1225

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Lamellar Snowflake No. 80

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 1018

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Fernlike Stellar Snowflake No. 842

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Tabular Snowflake No. 1081

A "Dendrite Star" Snowflakes Photomicrographed by Wilson A. Bentley

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 1135

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Stellar Snowflake No. 172

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Lamellar/Columnar Snowflake No. 777

Wilson Bentley Photomicrograph of Dendrite Star Snowflake No. 591

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