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Large Snowbank

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Several people are standing on a large snow bank on 8th Street, looking north after the big snowstorm of 1881. Signs hanging over the sidewalk attached to ...
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View, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Winter scene of a commercial street after the "big snow" of 1881, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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Ice Storm

Date: 1922
Description: Winter scenes of the Sauk County Courthouse, Baraboo, Wisconsin, with broken tree limbs littering the lawn; trees bow under the weight of ice. Commercial b...
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Cars Buried in Snow

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene with three men standing beside parked cars that have been buried by snowfall and snowplow on Fourth Avenue, Baraboo, Wisconsin. The Sauk Count...
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Snow Storm

Date: 01 26 1978
Description: Winter scene with Kathy Thompson riding her snowmobile at the height of a snowstorm, through downtown Theresa, Wisconsin. "The village was victim of an ol...
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Snow Piles by Persons Freeland Co.

Date: 1938
Description: Large piles of snow and a truck are visible in front of Persons Freeland Co. A utility pole and two other buildings are visible.
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Snow Storm

Date: 12 1968
Description: Winter scene of a snowstorm in downtown Theresa. One person is crossing the unplowed street; another digs out the sidewalk in front of Arty's Tap Bar.
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Snow Storm

Date: 12 1968
Description: View of a snowstorm in downtown Theresa.
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Snow Storm

Date: 12 1968
Description: Winter scene of a snowstorm in downtown Theresa. A car drives over a bridge. Mobil gas station in the background.
Postcard

Green Bay's Worst Snow Storm

Date: 03 09 1918
Description: View of a city sidewalk after a snow storm, with tall piles of snow along the curb. Men are walking along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Green Bay's Worst S...
Postcard

Aftermath of an Ice Storm

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view of a central street covered in snow and ice. There are downed power lines, with lines and trees coated with ice.
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After the Snowstorm

Date: 03 03 1881
Description: Stereograph of men standing on a cleared sidewalk in front of storefronts. Three men are standing on snowbanks along the curb. Several men are holding snow...
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Winter Snowstorm in Madison

Date: 01 22 1958
Description: Pedestrians buck a stiff headwind walking along the Capitol square during a winter snowstorm that brought a 5-inch snowfall and stiff winds in Madison.
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Storm Puts City on Emergency Footing

Date: 03 07 1959
Description: A group of winter-weary pedestrians are shown picking their way over a massive hump of snow which was plowed up against the curb after a two-day storm brou...
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Looking West

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Several people are standing on a large snow bank on 8th Street, looking north after the big snowstorm of 1881. Signs hanging over the sidewalk attached to ...
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Great Snow Storm

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: View down snow covered 8th Street. Text on back reads: "8th St. looking south, taken from Corner of Penn'a Ave." and "average height of snow 10-12 ft." Sig...
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Great Snow Storm

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: View of men and children posing among snow banks. Commercial buildings are along the sidewalk on the right. Text on the back reads: "Center St. looking wes...
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White Christmas

Date: 12 1970
Description: Fresh snow covers everything on a city street at Christmas time.
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Cars in Snow on Gorham Street

Date: 12 03 1990
Description: View down Gorham Street towards cars covered in snowdrifts. James Madison Park and Mansion Hill are in the background.

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