Blizzard of 1899 (Colonial Lake Park)

Description:

Black and white photograph of Colonial Lake Park looking west over the water toward the Mills Basin after the blizzard. Sams set his camera up on the Rutledge Avenue side to capture the "Keep Off The Grass" sign. Note the ships in the 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 (Colonial Lake Park)
• 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 7637

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