Seattle blizzard 1916

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Instead they tore the neighborhood apart. Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information. January in Seattle, Washington, was unusually cold with 23 inches of snow already on the ground when, on the last day of the month, snow began to fall relentlessly. As it continued to fall, between 5 p.

The United States Weather Bureau in the Hoge Building on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street documented the snowfall, the largest recorded 24 hour accumulation — a record still standing as of Passing automobiles pushed snow piles back on the cleared spaces as rapidly as they were cleaned, churned the snow and slush into a plastic mass which rapidly molded itself into giant snowballs, and skidded and balked on hills to the absolute ruination of tires and tempers.

In , Seattle was hit with what came to be known as "The Big Snow of View the digital version of the collection. Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use. Archives West. Search digital objects only. Overview of the Collection Collector University of Washington.

Special Collections Title Photographs of the Seattle snowstorm of Dates inclusive Alternative Forms Available View the digital version of the collection Restrictions on Use Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication.

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