Cold and Steaming-The overnight low in Providence was eight below zero. The Providence River (foreground) looked like a steaming Turkish bath shortly after dawn. Weathermen described it as Artic Sea Smoke caused by the passage of cold air over warmer water.

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Cold and Steaming-The overnight low in Providence was eight below zero. The Providence River (foreground) looked like a steaming Turkish bath shortly after dawn. Weathermen described it as Artic Sea Smoke caused by the passage of cold air over warmer water.

Associated Press · [ca. January 1957]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Cold: Wire Photos

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