From Feb. 20 to Feb. 22, 1898, an ice storm swept through Northwestern Connecticut. For three days, freezing rain coated trees and buildings with ice up to 7 inches thick. Roads were treacherous and, in some cases, impassable. Tree branches, weighted down with ice, broke and fell. Electricity, telegraph and telephone wires sagged low to the ground, rendering the prospect of long-term power outages for the first time since these technological advances had become part of modern life. In spite of the destruction, Norfolk’s intrepid photographer Marie Kendall braved the cold and ice in the aftermath of the storm to capture the beauty of the landscape.

—Ann Havemeyer