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Wilson A. Bentley, the Snowflake Man

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Snowflake Man Never Dreamed

Wilson bentley died two days before christmas 19 31 at the age of 66. Bentley took more than five thousand snowflake photos in his life, and they're beautiful. He used the same bellows camera from h 18 eighties right up until the end of his life. 500 of those photos are in the smithsonian collection. Most of his slides are cared for the jericho historical society. A few sets that are in other museum collections as well.

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