Winter Fun

Just in time for the height of summer (northern hemisphere, of course), here is a reminder of the cold times.

 Lady feeding pigeons on Boston Common, in winter, 1923

  

 Making snowmen, 1939

  

 Maple syrup time

  

 Maribel Vinson, national champ, fancy skater, 1929

  

 Pedestrians and autos, big snow storm in Boston, 1936

  

 Pedestrians struggle to keep their feet during Valentine's Day snow storm, biggest in 50 years, 1940

  

 Public Garden, horse falls through ice, 1929

  

 Public Garden, snow-covered autos parked outside fence

  

 Remarkable ice formation on the Charles River, 1929

  

 Remarkable snowstorm, big blizzard as it appeared on Scollay square, ca. 1930

  

 Riding bicycles on ice, Public Garden

  

 Skating crowd, Jamaica Pond, 1922

  

Skating

 

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection