Snow Gallery

Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s

Birchlegs carrying Prince Hakon Hakonson to safety over the mountains, a Norwegian legend.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880

Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatka's American search party in Greenland, 1880.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Russian serfs using thatch from their roofs to feed livestock during a famine, 1890s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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