This Is What The First Photographs Of Snowflakes Looked Like

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This Is What The First Photographs Of Snowflakes Looked Like


Wilson A. Bentley is the guy you can thank for the phrase “special snowflake.”


Here is a collection of his snowflake photographs from 1890…


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According to The Smithsonian, Bentley photographed more than 5,000 snowflakes during his lifetime.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelwmiller/miracles-of-beauty#.iiZDyGQMZ