These 1920s Pictures of a Frozen Massachusetts Town Are Epic
FLASHBACK, GALLERIES, LIFE
February 12, 2015
by Olga Martinez | Epoch Times
In January 2015, Winter Storm Juno created havoc in New England. Flooding, gusting winds, and freezing temperatures covered Massachusetts’ coastal towns with a blanket of ice. But the Northeast region has had a long history of destructive storms.
In the 1920’s Boston photographer Leslie Jones captured the frozen beauty of Winthrop, a small Massachusetts seaside town. We see rows of streets covered in snow, ice, and sleet, and one wonders how did anyone manage to inhabit the houses?
A 100% ice-covered house, Shore Drive, Winthrop, Mass., February 1927
Children after a sleet storm posing in front of ice-covered houses, Shore Drive, Winthrop, Mass., February 1927
Young women posing on an ice-covered porch, Shore Drive, Winthrop, Mass., February 1927
Fishermen in Boston are battling with ice.
Fishing boat covered in ice, Fish Pier, Boston, 1930’s
Ice-covered fishing boat, Fish Pier, Boston, 1930’s
A trawler covered in ice, Fish Pier, Boston, 1930’s
Leslie Jones also captured brave firemen fighting fire with ice-covered fire engines and equipment.
Fire engine covered in ice, Boston, Mass., 1930’s
Firemen fighting a fire with ice-covered fire engines, North End, Boston, Mass., 1930’s
Ice-covered Explanade, Boston, Mass., 1930’s
Leslie Jones took tens of thousands of photographs, all of which can be viewed at theBoston Library Archives.
Massachusetts, Winter Storm Juno
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