Blizzard of 1899 (Broad Street)

Description:

Black and white photograph of Broad Street blanketed in snow looking east. Sams set his camera up in the middle of the roadway in front of 160 Broad (William Wragg House) to capture
the view. The Victorian-style residence of Antonio Gastaver (158 Broad) is visible to the left and Sams' residence (37 New Street) can be seen to the right. Note the two pedestrians and the horse-drawn carriage in the far background. Printed from a glass plate negative held in the Museum's collection.

The "Great Blizzard of 1899" or the "Great Arctic Outbreak of 1899" brought a mixture of snow and sleet to Charleston on February 11 - 12, with reported temperatures of 7?F and four inches of snow.

• Title: Blizzard of 1899 (Broad Street)
• Photographer: Sams, Franklin Frost (Dr.), 1867-1937
• Date: [February 11-13, 1899]

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Franklin Frost Sams Photographs
• Object Id: MK 7632

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