Showing posts with label Iceland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iceland. Show all posts

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Vintage Iceland

More old Iceland photos from the Cornell Archives.

 A mail train, Iceland, 1911
  
 Búðir near Snæfellsjökull, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Family fish washing. Seyðisfjörður, Iceland, ca. 1900
[well, that looks like fun]
  
 Fish drying boards. Akranes, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Fish drying, Reykjavík, Iceland, 1911
  
 Group at Galtalækur, Iceland, ca. 1900
[another entry for "awkward family photos"]
  
 Hlíðarendi in Ölves, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Lunch under Hlíðarendi, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Svínafell. Flosi's home, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
Þórður Guðjohnsen, Húsavík, with his children, ca. 1900

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Vintage Iceland

These photos are from the Cornell University Library photostream.

 A foreign tourist starting from Reykjavík, 1911
  
 An Icelander and his steed, ca. 1900
  
 Búðahraun, S.E. From Snæfellsjökull, from the pass, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Cottage at Flatey. "Melur" (wild oats) on roof, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Family at Brattholt, near Gullfoss, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Fish washing indoors. Reykjavík, Iceland, 1911
  
 Hraun. Styr's home. Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Hraungerði, Iceland. Minister and his family, ca. 1900
  
 Reykjavík. The natural laundry, ca. 1900
  
 Reynivellir, near Breiðamerkurjökull, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
 Reyðarvatn, Iceland, ca. 1900
  
Vopnafjörður. Fish washing, Iceland, ca. 1900