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27 March, 2012

Snow in Moscow

Evocative photographs of a wintry Moscow, 1959. By Carl Mydans. 


















Heading out for a bit of skiing. Source





 

Of course, some people deal with cold differently... Source















People lining up in the freezing weather to visit Lenin's and Stalin's tomb. Source









Ice fishing. Source





















A giant snow sculpture for a winter carnival. Source



A camel in the snow at Moscow Zoo. Source


 

Ice can be fun, too. Source














 












02 March, 2012

Winter in Minnesota

These pictures make me cold just looking at them. Northwest Angle, Minnesota, 1950.



Walking home from a school in a blizzard. Source



A cold horse. Source



A man hauls firewood towards his house. Source



A hay mower buried in the snow. Source



A sleigh cuts across a frozen lake. Source



A horse forages for grass beneath the snow. Source



Carrying frozen laundry into the house, where apparently they'll dry fast. Source



A man in his wind sled out hunting for timber wolves. Source



Men cutting ice blocks from a frozen lake. Source



A dog swims through the snow. Source



A man pours boiling water into a pump to unfreeze it. Source



Newlyweds in the snow in front of their house. Source



Blowing snow and low sun. Source



Kids nibble at the snow up to their chins. Source



A 12 year old boy dressed for the cold. Source



A boy rides a cow towards a watering hole in the ice. Source



A lighthouse in a frozen lake. Source



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