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Post by librarylady on Jan 19, 2019 15:07:33 GMT
“Think Snowstorms Are Rough Now? Check Out These Vintage New York Blizzards Severe winter weather was bad for the people and worse for the horses.” tinyurl.com/y98jq9dd |
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Post by MichyM on Jan 19, 2019 16:01:13 GMT
These are awesome, thank you.
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Post by malibou on Jan 19, 2019 16:21:57 GMT
I can only imagine how horrific weather could be in times past. Can you imagine how hard it was to clear snow on streets and sidewalks. The snow piles must have lived on for months.
Those poor horses.
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Post by Giraffe on Jan 19, 2019 18:19:16 GMT
librarylady, you post the most interesting articles! Thank you for taking the time to share them with us  |
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Post by peabay on Jan 19, 2019 18:24:55 GMT
Does anyone look at old photographs like that and think to themselves: "photography is magic." It just astounds me that with a relatively simple device you can catch a moment in time.
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Post by papersilly on Jan 19, 2019 18:27:56 GMT
I can't even imagine what poor people did if they had no heat in their apartments or homes. Then there was trying to get around in a horse and buggy. Those poor horses.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Jan 19, 2019 19:04:46 GMT
Makes me glad to live in these times, as frustrating as it is.
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Post by quiltz on Jan 19, 2019 19:40:16 GMT
I grew up in rural SW Ontario. In the late '60's there was a particularly bad blizzard. We had to stay in school overnight. The local farmer neighbours had snowmobiles, something that was quite new at the time. They buzzed around to other neighbours and brought food to the school. I remember the 4 tv's in the gym, all the mats for gym use on the floor to sleep on and the fun we had.
There were games in the various classrooms and of course, the tv's (which were on the high stands, black & white, & using rabbit ears).
A few farmers were able to use their tractors and wagons and take some of us to their homes for the night.
The snow embankments on the sides of the roads were almost as high as the telephone lines.
My sister & I ended up at a neighbouring farm for the night. Then this neigbour drove us to the next village, about 5 miles away and met my dad, who was driving his tractor with a wagon behind. Lots of blankets. Those were the days that everyone wore a warm snowsuit and really bundled up because of the weather every day. This is a fond memory of mine.
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Post by birukitty on Jan 19, 2019 19:56:07 GMT
This was an amazing article to read and the photos were so interesting and astounding to ponder over. Thank you so much Librarylady. As always you post the most amazing articles and I love it when I see you've posted another one-it means I'll learn something new and enjoy reading about it while I do.
This one really hit the heartstrings especially when looking at the first photos and seeing that horse. Oh my gosh, those poor horses! And how incredibly difficult it must have been to live during those times. I am so glad I was born when I was-1960. To have to live as a woman during those times in the photos-no thank you! Between the confining fashions, the restrictions on our sex just because we were women, and the difficulty of everyday life-I'll take living today even if you paid me a million dollars.
It was very interesting to see the views of New York in the snow and to read about the various storms. The views of New York from then and now were especially interesting.
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Post by trollie on Jan 19, 2019 21:19:06 GMT
I am cold just looking at those
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Post by Trixie Bender on Jan 20, 2019 10:53:15 GMT
librarylady, you post the most interesting articles! Thank you for taking the time to share them with us I was thinking the same thing. Thank you, librarylady! |
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Post by Really Red on Jan 20, 2019 13:07:46 GMT
Awesome! I particularly loved the ladies walking in the blinding blizzard almost as if it were a beautiful sunny day!
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