View across "The Lake" towards downtown Reykjavik
- WOK 10-100
- Stuk
- 1960
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
View across "The Lake" towards downtown Reykjavik. August 1, 1960.
View across "The Lake" towards downtown Reykjavik
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
View across "The Lake" towards downtown Reykjavik. August 1, 1960.
Road from Reykjavik to Reykir pumping station
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Road from Reykjavik to Reykir pumping station 17 miles northeast of Reykjavik. Note pipe line for hot water parallel to road. August 1, 1960.
View of Akureyri situated near the head of Eyjafjordur
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
View of Akureyri, second largest town in Iceland (8568 inhabitants in 1959) situated near the head of Eyjafjordur. It has better climate than any other town in Iceland and trees thrive better than in Reykjavik. August 3, 1960.
Close up of old farm building made of erratics at base, peat slabs on top
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Close up of old farm building made of erratics at base, peat slabs on top. Doug Coombs New Zealand, in front. August 3, 1960.
Lava flow which reached Lake Myvatn in 1729
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Lava flow which reached Lake Myvatn (in background) in 1729. A series of effusive fissure eruptions (Myvatn fires) started on January 11, 1725, and lasted 5 years. August 5, 1960.
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Typical house of Reykjavik. Note siding of corrugated iron used in this country which lacks timber. August 1, 1960.
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Lava flow of 1729, Myvatn, to show broken up lava tunnels forming large blocks in this pahoehoe lava. When looking at the individual blocks the ropy character is evident, when viewing from a distance the surface of the flow is blocky. August 5, 1960.
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
View of Reykjavik. August 12, 1960.
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Harbour of Reykjavik. August 12, 1960.
Harbour of Reykjavik with gun boat
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Harbour of Reykjavik with gun boat. August 12, 1960.
Gravestone of Reverand Jon Steingrimsson who wrote of Laki eruption
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Gravestone of Reverand Jon Steingrimsson who wrote a classical description of the Laki eruption (1783). The stone is a very regular hexagonal basalt column. August 10, 1960.
Population density shown on world map
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Population density shown on world map.
Interpreters in Churchill, Manitoba
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Citation reads: A.W.R. Carrothers (centre) with Eskimo interpreters (Simonee Michael at right), Churchill Manitoba. August 1, 1965.
"Eskimo houses, Churchill, Manitoba"
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Citation reads: "Eskimo houses, Churchill, Manitoba". August 1, 1965.