File:Snow scene on Second Avenue, February 2, 1916 (MOHAI 6231).jpg

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English: Snow scene on Second Avenue, February 2, 1916   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Snow scene on Second Avenue, February 2, 1916
Description
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.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Snow; Street railroads
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English: Seattle (Wash.) Second Avenue (Seattle, Wash.)
Date Taken on 2 February 1916
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
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