Group at Galtalækur, ca. 1900. Colorized.

Life Inside Icelandic Turf Houses

Grass roofs may look enchanting today, but living beneath them was another story.
Site of house of Garðar Svavarson, the first house built in Iceland.

On the Anniversary of Iceland’s Independence

Iceland is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Three photograph collections shared on JSTOR show how much has—and hasn’t—changed on the island since independence.