Wilson A. Bentley photographed the first snowflake in 1885 with a camera he adapted to a microscope. He sent 500 of his photographs to the Smithsonian in the early 1900's. Later 2,400 images were published in his book Snow Crystals. Along with another several thousand images the belief that no two snowflakes was documented. You can see several of Mr. Bentley's images in the Smithsonian online archives.
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