Jericho VT Dec. 15, 04
Prof S. P. Langley
Secretary Smithsonian Institution
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
I have collected photographs of snow crystals during the past 20 years, & now have a collection numbering over 1100 no two alike. It has been almost a life work with me, & conducted entirely at my own expense. In addition to the photos of the snow crystals, I have secured some 150 more photographs of frost & ice crystallization, of great beauty & interest. My collection of both frost & snow crystal photographs are each in their class—