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  • ICE.MWdrv04.16.xrw..Björn Thoroddsen and his wife Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir and their children outside their house in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, near Reykjavik. The family is standing in the same order as they did for the family portrait for Material World in December 1993. Left to right: Sif Hauksdottir, 28; Björn Thoroddsen, 57; Gestur Björnsson, 21; Thordis Björnsdottir, 17; Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir, 52; and Gunnlaugur Bjornsson, 23. .Ten years ago the Thoroddsens were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 (pages 162-163) for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv04.62.xrw..The Thoroddsens of Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, near Reykjavik, with the newest additions to the family, and the next generation. Ten years ago the Thoroddsens were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. Child, Children, Baby, Generations. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv04.64.xf1brw..Björn Thoroddsen carves lamb as his wife Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir and two of their children (Gestur Björnsson, 21; Thordis Björnsdottir) look on in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, outside Reykjavik. Ten years ago he and his family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • Thoroddson family at home in Hafnarfjordur, near Reykjavik, Iceland. A revisit, after the family was profiled in Material World in 1993. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Faith D'Aluisio, right, with the Thoroddson family at home in Hafnarfjordur, near Reykjavik, Iceland. A revisit, after the family was profiled in Material World in 1993. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Faith D'Aluisio, right, with the Thoroddson family at home in Hafnarfjordur, near Reykjavik, Iceland. A revisit, after the family was profiled in Material World in 1993. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Thoroddson family at home in Hafnarfjordur, near Reykjavik, Iceland. A revisit, after the family was profiled in Material World in 1993. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • ICE.MWdrv05.01b.xrw..Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir, 52, works part time at the Maritime Museum in Reykjavik, Iceland. Ten years ago she and her family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. Phone, Mobile, Telephone. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • Margaret (Linda) Gundlaugsdottir of the Thoroddson family at home in Hafnarfjordur, near Reykjavik, Iceland, with her grandson. A revisit, after the family was profiled in Material World in 1993. MODEL RELEASED..
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  • ICE.MWdrv05.14.xrw..Björn Thoroddsen, 57, called Bennie, has stopped by to visit Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir, 52, who works part time at the Maritime Museum in Reykjavik, Iceland. Ten years ago he, a former airline pilot, and his family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv04.06.xrw..Gunnlaugur Bjornsson, 23, on the phone while visiting his parents. {{He has a girlfriend and a baby.}}.Ten years ago he and his family, the Thoroddsen's, were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. Phone, Mobile, Telephone. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv04.54.xrw..Thordis Björnsdottir, 17 on the phone at her parent's home in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, near Reykjavik. She has dropped out of school and gotten a job. Ten years ago she and her family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. Phone, Mobile, Telephone. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}
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  • ICE.MWdrv05.18.xrw..Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir, 52, who works part time at the Maritime Museum in Reykjavik, Iceland takes a smoking break when her husband Bennie, a retired airline pilot stops by for a visit. Ten years ago they and their family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. Cigarette. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv05.10.xrw..Whaling exhibit at the Maritime Museum of Reykjavik, Iceland. Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir, 52, works part time here. Ten years ago she and her family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv05.12.xrw..Björn Thoroddsen, 57, called Bennie, visits with Faith D'Aluisio, wife of photographer Peter Menzel at the Maritime Museum in Reykjavik, Iceland?where his wife Margaret (Linda), works part-time. Ten years ago he, a former airline pilot, and his family were the Icelandic participants in Menzel's Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv04.02.xrw..Björn Thoroddsen, a former pilot for Iceland Air, is spending his retirement building a plane in the workshop of his house in the harbor town of Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, outside Reykjavik. Ten years ago he and his family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. {{See also ICE.MWdrv04.01.xrw}} {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • ICE.MWdrv04.01.xrw..Björn Thoroddsen, a former pilot for Iceland Air, is spending his retirement building a plane in the workshop of his house in the harbor town of Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, outside Reykjavik. Ten years ago he and his family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. {{See also ICE.MWdrv04.02.xrw}}.
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  • Peter Menzel and Bjorn Thoroddsen in front of a Pitts Special in Reykjavik Iceland right before they went flying.
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  • Bjorn Thoroddson of the Thoroddson family, standing next to a private airplane he is building in his home workshop in Hafnarfjordur near Reykjavik, Iceland. The Thoroddsons were originally photographed in 1993 for the book Material World, but are seen here in 2004 on a revisit. MODEL RELEASED..
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  • Flying with Benny (Bjorn) Thoroddsen in a Pitts Special over Hafnarfjordur, near Reykjavik, Iceland.
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  • Flying with Benny Thoroddsen in a Pitts Special over Reykjavik, Iceland.
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  • ICE.MWdrv05.04.xrw..View of the boats in the harbor from the Maritime Museum of Reykjavik, Iceland. Margret (Linda) Gunnlaugsdottir, 52, works part time here. Ten years ago she and her family were the Icelandic participants in Material World: A Global Family Portrait, 1994 for which they took all of their possessions out of their house for a family and possessions portrait in the snow. Pages 162-163. {{Central image from original book project is: ICE.mw.01.xxs.}}.
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  • Thoroddson family at home in Hafnarfjordur, near Reykjavik, Iceland. A revisit, after the family was profiled in Material World in 1993. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • ICE.05BluLag.15.xrw..Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The sulfurous electric-blue hot water is the byproduct of a geothermal electrical generating plant..
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  • ICE.05BluLag.07.xrw..Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The sulfurous electric-blue hot water is the byproduct of a geothermal electrical generating plant..
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  • ICE.05BluLag.09.xrw..Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The sulfurous electric-blue hot water is the byproduct of a geothermal electrical generating plant..
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  • ICE.05BluLag.23.xrw..Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The sulfurous electric-blue hot water is the byproduct of a geothermal electrical generating plant..
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  • ICE.05BluLag.02.xrw..Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The sulfurous electric-blue hot water is the byproduct of a geothermal electrical generating plant..
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  • Holavallagardur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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  • Holavallagardur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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  • ICE_040514_014_rwx.Holavallagardur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland..
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  • Metal clad house in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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  • Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavik, Iceland, the world's northern-most capital.
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  • Aerial of the homes and architecture of Reykjavik, Iceland.  Most homes in Reykjavik are heated by geothermal energy.
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  • Holavallagardur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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  • Road sign in rural Iceland warning of a blind hillcrest on a curve.
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  • Rushing mountain stream in Iceland.
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  • Icelandic horses grazing near Reykjavik, Iceland.
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  • Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavik, Iceland, the world's most northern capital.
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  • Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavik, Iceland, the world's most northern capital.
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  • A metal clad house detail in Reykjavik, Iceland.  Most homes in Reykjavik are heated by geothermal energy.
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  • A boutique shoe store in Reykjavik, Iceland, with a salesperson standing by.
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  • Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The hot water is the byproduct of Svartsengi power plant, a geothermal electrical generating plant. Pumping 470 F (243 C) water from up to 1-1/4 miles beneath the earth, the plant generates electricity - and a somewhat cooler runoff that is rich in the kind of silicates and salts loved by devotees of mineral baths. Bathing is permitted only in the 2.5-acre (1 ha.) patch of the lake in which the water temperature is tolerable.
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  • Ham dinner on an Icelandair flight.
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  • Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The hot water is the byproduct of Svartsengi power plant, a geothermal electrical generating plant. Pumping 470 F (243 C) water from up to 1-1/4 miles beneath the earth, the plant generates electricity - and a somewhat cooler runoff that is rich in the kind of silicates and salts loved by devotees of mineral baths. Bathing is permitted only in the 2.5-acre (1 ha.) patch of the lake in which the water temperature is tolerable.
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  • Icelandic landscape near Budir, Snaefellsnes, Iceland.
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  • A sheep at the Budahraun Nature Preserve, Iceland (adjacent to Budir Hotel, Snaefellsnes, Iceland).
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  • Church and cemetery at Budir, Iceland (adjacent to Budahraun Nature Preserve)
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  • Blue Lagoon hot springs spa complex near Reykjavik, Iceland. The hot water is the byproduct of Svartsengi power plant, a geothermal electrical generating plant. Pumping 470 F (243 C) water from up to 1-1/4 miles beneath the earth, the plant generates electricity - and a somewhat cooler runoff that is rich in the kind of silicates and salts loved by devotees of mineral baths. Bathing is permitted only in the 2.5-acre (1 ha.) patch of the lake in which the water temperature is tolerable..
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  • 050911ICE.240TrvlConf_rwx.Church at Budir, Iceland (adjacent to Budahraun Nature Preserve).
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  • Northern lights and stars over the  Budir Hotel, Budir (Snaefellsnes) Iceland.
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