Icelandic Collection

The Geography of Iceland
The peaks of mountains and volcanoes in Iceland depicted in this fascinating postcard. Featured is the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano (just to the left of the erupting Hekla Volcano - centre left)

Icelandic Trawler
This British built Icelandic trawler at Grimsby docks, Lincolnshire, England, is being lifted up to examine the hull and for repainting

Small Icelandic Farmstead and owners - Iceland. Date: circa 1903

ICELANDIC FUNERAL
An Icelandic funeral, drawn by the indigenous ponies. Date: 1911

The company of All This- (And Iceland Too), performed by and to the troops at the Fish Shed Theatre, Reykjavik, Iceland. At this time it was Icelands only English-speaking theatre. 1942

Miss Kristin Gudmundsdottir and Miss Svava Jons tap-dancing; they were part of the All This- (And Iceland Too), performed by and to the troops at the Fish Shed Theatre, Reykjavik, Iceland

Vikings to Greenland
Icelandic seamen discover Greenland Date: 986

Westman Islands, Iceland - Puffin Catching. Date: circa 1903

Post and Telegraph Office, Reykjavik, Iceland - note the superb roof-mounted box aerial Date: circa 1909

Myvatn Lake, Iceland with Sellandafjall mountain behind
An old farm implement on the banks of Myvatn Lake, Iceland. Snow covered Sellandafjall mountain is in the background Date: 1986

The Namafjall hverir geothermal area in Iceland
Steam rises in the dramatic scenery of the Namafjall hverir geothermal area in Iceland Date: 1986

Isafjordur old town and harbour, Iceland
Isafjordur old town and harbour in Iceland Date: circa 1910

Icelandic Dairymaid
Icelandic dairy maid

Malarrif, Snaefellsnes, Iceland
Malarrif, Snaefellsnes peninsula, on the far west of Iceland. Date: circa 1930

Hraunfossar waterfall, Iceland
Hraunfossar waterfall streams over a lava field which flowed from an eruption. Date: circa 1930

Karlsdrattur in Iceland
Karlsdrᴴ ur is a cove in South Iceland. Date: circa 1930

Hvitarvatn Lake, Iceland
Hvitarvatn is a glacier lake in the Icelandic highlands, feeding the glacier river Hvita in South Iceland. North of the lake is the mountain hut Hvitarnes. Date: circa 1930

Panorama of Eir�s glacier, Iceland Date: circa 1930

Waterfall of the gods, Iceland
Godafoss Waterfall is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. The water of the river Skjᬦ andaflj󴠦 alls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. Date: circa 1930

Hollomstadar (Hallomstadur) in Iceland
Postcard showing the little village Hallomstadar, now known as Hallomstadur, a National Forest. Date: circa 1910

Vifilstadir Health Hotel, Iceland
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Reyjav�Cathedral and Parliament Park
Cathedral Church and Parliament Park in Reykjav� The park is the oldest Icelandic Park that has been preserved in its original form

Cliff hunting man in Westman Islands, Iceland Date: circa 1910

The Culture House, Reykjavik
The Culture House in Reykjavik was built in 1906 1908 to house the National Library and National Archives of Iceland and was opened to the public in 1909. Date: circa 1910

Governors House, Reykjavik
Governors House (left side) of Reykjavik. Magn� ephensen, governor, commissioned the building of the house as a place to live after he retired. Date: circa 1910

Free church at the waterside of Lake Tjornin, Iceland
Free church at the waterside of Lake Tjornin. The Neo-Gothic church was built in 1901 on the shores of Lake Tjornin. Date: circa 1910

Town panorama and Arnarholl Statue, Reykjavik, Iceland
Panorama showing Reykjavik town and Arnarholl Statue in the harbour, Iceland. Date: circa 1930

Rooftop panorama of Reykjavik, Iceland
Rooftop panorama of Reykjavik. Date: circa 1930

Ferrry and cruise liner in harbour, Reykjavik, Iceland
Ferry boat and a cruise liner in the harbour of Reykjavik, Iceland. Date: circa 1930

Aerial view of Reykjavik and harbour, Iceland
Aerial view of Reykjavik and harbour in Iceland. Date: circa 1910

Panorama of Thingvellir, Iceland. Date: circa 1910

Thingvellir Panorama, Iceland
Panorama of Thingvellir showing the rift valley with a few houses. Date: circa 1930

Location of Parliament Plains and First National Park in Iceland Date: circa 1930

Siglufjordur (Herring Town), Iceland
Siglufjordur (Sigulufirdi) used to be the center of the herring fisheries in Iceland, and the herring played a very large role in the nations economy and industry. Date: 1939

Hvanneyri model farm, Iceland
Hvanneyri, one of the model farms, represents the most modern methods of construction in its buildings and the latest methods of cultivation and animal breeding in 1939. Date: 1939

Hekla (volcano) and a pony train, Iceland
Pony train in front of the Hekla (stratovolcano). Date: circa 1930

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iceland. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Reykjavik - Iceland - Panoramic View. Date: circa 1910s

Iceland - Reykjavik - Panoramic view. Date: circa 1930s

Amos Cottle
AMOS COTTLE English poet who translated much Icelandic verse, not especially well, but it is to his credit that he did it at all. Date: 1768 - 1800

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Wild Horses of Iceland. Snardi, a little red dog, barks and jumps up at his enemies, the ravens, on a farm in Iceland. Date: 1933

Icelandic scallop variety, Chlamys islandica var.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Icelandic scallop, Chlamys islandica.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Atlas by Fern㯠Vaz Dourado, 1571. Chart 1: Northern
Atlas by Fern㯠 Vaz Dourado, 1571. Chart 1: Northern Europe. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. PORTUGAL. Lisbon. National Archive of the Tower of the Tombo

Iceland - Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar
Heimaklettur: The highest rock formation in Vestmannaeyjar, a town on the island of Heimaey, Iceland. Date: circa 1930s

Iceland - Car on road within Almannagja Canyon, Thingvellir
A car gingerly navigates along a pass within the Almannagja Canyon - a natural fault line within the Thingvellir National Park in Iceland. Date: circa 1910

Laundry in a hot spring - Reykjavik, Iceland
Women do their household laundry in a hot pool - Reykjavik, Iceland. Date: circa 1910s

Iceland, Reykjavik
Iceland, the capital city - Reykjavik. Date: circa 1910s

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