Blizzard of 1947

P12665.jpgThis weekend we had a small early storm that caused hectic in the metropolitan area. The image above shows the blizzard of 1947, a record breaking storm that hit New York on Christmas 1947 dropping 26.6 inches of snow. This scene of York Avenue was taken by Farrington Daniels, who became the chief of the Division of Dermatology at the medical center.

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This page contains a single entry by Elizabeth M. Shepard published on November 4, 2011 2:00 PM.

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