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Snowball Man

Updated Oct 17, 2024
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Snowball Man
There's no name or any other identifying information on this photo. I found him in central Texas, so I think it's likely the photo was taken somewhere in that area. He looks like he's enjoying that rare snowfall.

Internet searches revealed that the winter of 1894-1895 was unusually cold in much of the northern hemisphere. The coast of the Gulf of Mexico got unusually heavy snowfalls in February 1895. Much of Texas got hit around the middle of February, especially along the coast.

The National Weather Service website says this: "February 12-15, 1895 - Widespread snow over the state, even as far south as the lower Valley. North Texas received between 3-5 inches, but a band of 10-20 inches blanketed the upper Texas coast, including Houston and Beaumont/Port Arthur."
Date & Place: in Texas USA
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It's gonna be very hot today - does this 1895 photo cool you down?
Photo of Mary Ann Schemm Mary Ann Schemm
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08/14/2019
A great retro photo!
Photo of Kathryn Donahue Kathryn Donahue
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08/14/2019
YES!
Photo of Suzanne Berglund-Edwards Suzanne Berglund-Edwards
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08/14/2019
Laughing only because sometimes I wish for thousands of snowballs! Horrible heat!
ive see. colder weather than this, this must be a fluke storm in a southern or western state
Photo of Mary Collins Mary Collins
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08/14/2019
Great pic!
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08/14/2019
Lol...sure does!
Photo of Bernice Jones Bernice Jones
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08/15/2019
It's Valentine's Day.
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KellieAnne Foreman makes a good point. I ran an internet search on the date and it turned out to be an unusually cold winter that year, with large areas of Texas getting unusually heavy snow around February 12-15 of that year. I updated the description.
Photo of Rose Souza Beebee Rose Souza Beebee
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08/15/2019
Yes! Thank you! It was 108° today 😭
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