Smithsonian Snow Days

March 14, 2017, by Hillary Brady

Snow—not just found in the Archives this season! After a seemingly mild winter, the East Coast is bracing for some serious snowfall. While the Smithsonian shovels out some slushy snow to open at noon today, let’s take a look back at photos of historic Washington D.C. storms from our collection.

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The Smithsonian Castle after the Knickerbocker Snowstorm, 1922.

The South Yard of the Smithsonian Castle after the Knickerbocker snowstorm on January 29, 1922. The blizzard brought over two feet of snow to Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA-MAH-14914-000001.

The National Mall after a snow storm, 1911.

The National Mall and entrance to what is now the National Museum of Natural History after a snow storm, 1911. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image Number MAH-26870A.

The Smithsonian Castle after a snow fall, 1903.

The Smithsonian Institution Building, or the Castle, after a snow storm in 1903. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image Number 94-12566.

Snow on the National Mall, in front of the National Museum of Natural History, 1936.

The National Museum of Natural History and the National Mall covered in snow, 1936. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image Number SIA2011-2362.

The Lion House at the National Zoological Park covered in snow, 1913.

The Lion House at the National Zoological Park covered in snow, 1913. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image Number SIA-NZP-0854.

A National Zoo keeper feeding a bison after a snow storm, 1987.

A zoo keeper feeds a bison in a snow-covered enclosure at the National Zoological Park, March 1987. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image Number 97-9599.

The Smithsonian's dinosaur statute Uncle Beazley covered in snow, 1977.

The Smithsonian’s dinosaur statute Uncle Beazley, on the National Mall after a snow storm, 1977. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image Number SIA2007-0069.

A giant panda with a snowman at the National Zoological Park, 1979.

A giant panda with a snowman at the National Zoological Park, 1979. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image Number 79-4113.

 

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