December 1947, a historic storm dumped record levels of snow in NYC, and LIFE photographers recorded the spectacle. Click below to read more ⬇️ (📷 Al Fenn, Andreas Feininger/LIFE Picture Collection) LIFEMagazine 1940s Blizzard NewYorkCity
A snowbound automobile in the middle of New York City's West 22nd Street between a long line of other cars buried at the curb.The Great Blizzard of 1947: New York, Buried in WhiteA snowbound automobile in the middle of New York City’s West 22nd Street between a long line of other cars buried at the curb.Something about snowstorms brings out the kid in most of us.
There’s concern, certainly, about our families, our neighbors, our power and heat, our ability to get out and about in the snow and its aftermath, but there can also be a pure, underlyingIn December 1947, a huge, historic storm dumped record levels of snow on the northeastern United States. In New York City, where the snow fell quietly, and steadily, for hours and hours, several LIFE photographers stepped out of the magazine’s offices, cameras in hand, and recorded the scene.
Long after night fall the illuminated news sign of the New York Times flashed an announcement to little groups of people huddled in Times Square that the snowfall, which totaled an amazing 25.8 inches in less than 24 hours, had beaten the record of the city’s historic blizzard of 1880. A faint, muffled shout of triumph went up from the victims.”A snowbound automobile in the middle of New York City’s West 22nd Street between a long line of other cars buried at the curb.
On the floor of Grand Central Station a father and his two young sons waited through the night for the train home.Michael Rougier The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock1947 Blizzard in New York CityMichael Rougier The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock1947 Blizzard in New York CityAl Fenn The LIFE Picture Collection/ShutterstockJanuary 5, 1948 Issue of LIFE Magazine
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