Image Gallery: Snowflakes
Explore this gallery of Wilson Bentley Snowflake images to see the amazing range of shapes found in these tiny crystals. There are seven basic snowflake shapes. Learn more about them!
Dendrite Star SnowflakeA Dendrite Star, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 12, Folder 17, Negative no. 591
Star Crystal SnowflakeA Star Crystal Snowflake, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 12, Folder 17, Negative no. 976
Plate SnowflakeA Plate Snowflake, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 12, Folder 17, Negative no. 801
Dendrite Star SnowflakeA Dendrite Star Snowflake, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 12, Folder 17, Negative no. 332
Plates (bottom and right) and Columns (left and middle) SnowflakesPlates and Columns Snowflakes, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 12, Folder 17, Negative no. 777
Capped Columns SnowflakesCapped Columns Snowflakes, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 12, Folder 17, Negative no. 580
Needles SnowflakesNeedles Snowflakes, from Wilson A. Bentley's Studies among the snow crystals during the winter of 1901-2 with additional data collected during previous winters and twenty-two half-tone plates. Reprinted from the Annual Summary of the Monthly Weather Review for 1902. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1903.
Irregular Forms SnowflakesIrregular Forms Snowflakes, from Wilson A. Bentley's Studies among the snow crystals during the winter of 1901-2 with additional data collected during previous winters and twenty-two half-tone plates. Reprinted from the Annual Summary of the Monthly Weather Review for 1902. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1903.