The weather outside was frightful, but these historic black-and-white photos are so delightful
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Wales in 1936: Just trying to make it home.
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Winter storm Nemo is bearing down on the East Coast.
Blizzard warnings have been put into effect from Maine to New Jersey, and Nemo is expected to dump up to
3 feet
of snow on the New England area. And while this potentially historic
blizzard keeps you huddled indoors, have a look back at some monumental
snowstorms of the past. From London to New York City, here are 13
historic images of man vs. winter.
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| 1927: Men work to dig out a buried locomotive snow plow in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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| 1939: A French soldier carries a Spanish refugee's luggage down a mountain pass. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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| 1940: During one of the worst blizzards in New England history, the heart of Boston's shopping district is shut down. (AP Photo/Abe Fox)
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| 1947: Two men dig out a car after a record-breaking snowfall of 26.4 inches in New York City. (AP Photo)
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| 1950: Webster Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh is buried under snow. (AP Photo/Walter Stein)
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| 1963: Policemen and ambulance-men attend football a game during a blizzard in London. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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| : A worker at the Whipsnade Zoo feeds sheep and cattle during a blizzard in Bedfordshire, England. (William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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| 1965: A family braves a storm in London as they pass by St. Paul's Cathedral. (Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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| 1978: A woman carrying an umbrella makes her way down a deserted highway in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
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1978: A hot dog vendor try to keep warm during a snowstorm in New York City. (AP Photo)
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| 1979: A man drives a small snowplow down a normally crowded Hamburg Street in Germany. (AP Photo/Helmut Lohmann) |
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