Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›New York - Attack City's Snow - Workmen in Bowling Green area of lower Manhattan use shovels to clear Broadway sidewalks of snow this morning after 12-inch overnight fall - the heaviest in seven years - virtually paralyzed traffic. Autos and trucks were unable to make headway through the streets, trains ran far behind schedules and even some subway runs were curtailed.
New York - Attack City's Snow - Workmen in Bowling Green area of lower Manhattan use shovels to clear Broadway sidewalks of snow this morning after 12-inch overnight fall - the heaviest in seven years - virtually paralyzed traffic. Autos and trucks were unable to make headway through the streets, trains ran far behind schedules and even some subway runs were curtailed.
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New York - Attack City's Snow - Workmen in Bowling Green area of lower Manhattan use shovels to clear Broadway sidewalks of snow this morning after 12-inch overnight fall - the heaviest in seven years - virtually paralyzed traffic. Autos and trucks were unable to make headway through the streets, trains ran far behind schedules and even some subway runs were curtailed.

Associated Press · [ca. March 1956]

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[Information from item housing] Weather: Snowstorms: Blizzard, March 1956: Wire Photos

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