File:SnowflakesWilsonBentley.jpg

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English: Snow flakes by Wilson Bentley. Bentley was a bachelor farmer whose hobby was photographing snow flakes. ; Image ID: wea02087, Historic NWS Collection ; Location: Jericho, Vermont ; Photo Date: 1902 Winter
Deutsch: Schneeflocken von Wilson Bentley. Bentley war ein junger Landwirt, dessen Hobby das Fotografieren von Schneeflocken war.; Bild-ID: wea02087, Historische NWS-Sammlung; Ort: Jericho, Vermont; Fotodatum: Winter 1902
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Source Plate XIX of "Studies among the Snow Crystals ... " by Wilson Bentley, "The Snowflake Man." From Annual Summary of the "Monthly Weather Review" for 1902.
Author Wilson Bentley
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