Photos: How NYC Dealt With Snow Removal Over 100 Years Ago - Photo Gallery

Photos: How NYC Dealt With Snow Removal Over 100 Years Ago

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Snow removal, 1896. — Snow removal, 1896.
Photo courtesy of the NYPL

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Bring cart-loads of snow to the East River. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14284) — Bring cart-loads of snow to the East River. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14284)
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Dumping snow into the East River, 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14281) — Dumping snow into the East River, 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14281)
Photo courtesy of the NYPL

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Snow removal, 1896. — Snow removal, 1896.
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Snow removal, 1896. — Snow removal, 1896.
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Circa 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14286) — Circa 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14286)
Photo courtesy of the NYPL

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Circa 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14324) — Circa 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14324)
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Shoveling at Broadway and 36th, 1898. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14276) — Shoveling at Broadway and 36th, 1898. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14276)
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Circa 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14297) — Circa 1899. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14297)
Photo courtesy of the NYPL

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(Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14334) — (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14334)
Photo courtesy of the NYPL

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Shoveling at the Herald Building, 1898. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14278) — Shoveling at the Herald Building, 1898. (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">Museum of the City of New York, 93.1.1.14278)
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First Blizzard Of 1908. — First Blizzard Of 1908.
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Cleaning The Streets After A Snow Storm. 1905. — Cleaning The Streets After A Snow Storm. 1905.
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Piles Of Snow On Broadway, After Storm. 1905. — Piles Of Snow On Broadway, After Storm. 1905.
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On 23rd Street. — On 23rd Street.
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Fifth Avenue, After A Snow Storm. 1905. — Fifth Avenue, After A Snow Storm. 1905.
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