United Press International Winter Lashes City

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GLC#
GLC09677.60-View header record
Type
Images
Date
January 16, 1961
Author/Creator
United Press International
Title
Winter Lashes City
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 23.1 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Sixties

One wirephoto released by United Press International dated January 16, 1961. Shows a sidewalk covered in snow. On the left of the photo is a blur of lights possibly from passing cars. The attached press release reports that New York City was hit by a severe winter storm with freezing rain, sleet and hail. The wind reached 40 MPH and three people were killed due to icy highways. The back of the photo is stamped with United Press International information.

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