File:Snow scene on Second Avenue, February 2, 1916 (MOHAI 6231).jpg
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[edit]English: Snow scene on Second Avenue, February 2, 1916
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Webster & Stevens |
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English: Snow scene on Second Avenue, February 2, 1916 |
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English: Seattle is unaccustomed to heavy snow. When over three feet of snow fell between January 31 and February 2, 1916, city workers and snowplows struggled to keep downtown intersections and streetcar tracks clear. According to the Seattle Times, passing automobiles pushed the snow and slush back onto the cleared spaces. The freezing mass turned into giant snowballs which caused "the absolute ruination of tires and tempers."
This photo, taken during the 1916 blizzard, shows streetcars trying to make their way along Seattle's Second Avenue. Snow caps the streetlight bulbs, while pedestrians rush through the cold weather, leaving blurs on the photographic film.
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English: Seattle (Wash.)
Second Avenue (Seattle, Wash.) |
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| Date | Taken on 2 February 1916 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: 1 glass negative: b&w |
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| Dimensions | height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Categories:
- Photographs by Webster & Stevens
- Snowstorm in Seattle, February 1916
- History of streetcars in Seattle
- Street lights in Seattle
- Second Avenue, Seattle
- Trams in snow in the United States
- Downtown, Seattle, Washington
- Black and white photographs of snow
- Black and white photographs of trams
- Black and white photographs of Seattle