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Title
Two
Children
on a
Snowy
Day
on the
Capitol
Building
Grounds
Date
1942
Description
Standing
amidst
the
whitened
Capitol
grounds
on
March
14
,
1942
, these
children
make
the
most
of
Sacramento’s
heaviest
snowfall
in
26
years
. The
two-inch
accumulation
led
to a
carnival-type
feel
throughout
the
city
with
snowmen
,
sleds
and
snowballs
seen
aplenty
. Any
previous
significant
snowfall
in
Sacramento
took
place
on
January
1
,
1916
,
when
the
city
was
blanketed
with
three
inches
. As the
layer
thawed
,
heavy
slush
caved
in
roofs
at the
Lester
Motors
warehouse
and the
Sacramento
Yacht
Club
clubhouse
,
while
several
of the
city’s
almond
and
peach
trees
were also
damaged
. In
spite
of a
streetcar
derailing
by the
Southern
Pacific
Railroad
Depot
,
few
automobile
accidents
were
reported
, and
busses
were
instructed
to
run
behind
schedule
to
avoid
any
traffic
mishaps
.
Format
8 x 10 in. ; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood
Downtown
City/County
Sacramento
Subject
Capitol Building
Snow
Children
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
230
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