Iceland Redux
Another pair of photos from Frederick W. Howell. Cornell University has put their archive of the Icelandic photos of Frederick W. Howell, Magnús Ólafsson, and Henry A. Perkins on Flickr. Fascinating.
Family group at Grund, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Iceland ca. 1900
Family at Holt, near Kirkjubær (in Síða). Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland, ca. 1900 
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Jon said...
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Shoshanah Marohn said...
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Professor Batty said...
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lab munkay said...
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Thanks for the link, Batty. My grandfather was born in 1896 north of Akureyri. These photos give me a sense of that time.
Look at their expressions! Life was hard.
Jon ~ You're welcome! Some of these pictures really transcend time.
Cellar Door ~ Have you read Independent People by Halldór Laxness? Although I think the early settlers in North Dakota (Giants in the Earth by Ole Rolvaag) was harder.
"Ladies! Braids on your left shoulder only please!
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