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January 6-7, 1918

Automobile stuck in the snow on a residential street in Chicago, Illinois. A man driving a sled with three or four horses is pulled up next to the automobile. The storm dumped 14.9" snow in Chicago, 7.9" at Green Bay, and 19.5" at Milwaukee.

Source: The Library of Congress (Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0069540. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society).
Children from Water School (located at 2519 West Wilson Avenue) shoveling snow on a residential street in the Lincoln Square community area of Chicago, Illinois

Source: The Library of Congress (Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0069542. Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum).