Road crew with shovels stand on foster road after clearing snow off street during 1916 winter snowfall, Foster Road in SE Portland, Jan. 21. 1916.
Oregon Historical Society, 013794
Snow removal vehicle at SW Tichner Dr., near Council Crest in Portland, circa 1956.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Snow scene on SE 20th Ave looking north towards SE Belmont Ave, 1922.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Snow storm damage at NE 19th & Weidler, 1917.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Snow covering shipyards at Swan Island, Portland, 1945.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Clearing the Track of the O.R. & N.R.R., from Rooster Rock to Oneonta Falls, circa 1884-85.
Oregon Historical Society
Man driving a wood and coal delivery buggy in the snow, 1910.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Crew busy at snow removal on SW 12th Ave between Main and Jefferson St., Feb. 2, 1950.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Clearing the Track of the O.R. & N.R.R., from Rooster Rock to Oneonta Falls, circa 1885-85.
Oregon Historical Society
Howard and Myrtle Burnham playing in the snow in a clearing in a forested area at Mountain, Ore., circa 1908.
Oregon Historical Society
Machinery and men doing snow removal on SW Broadway and Yamhill, Jan. 25, 1943.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Peninsula Park after a snow storm, 1913.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
People dig out a street car after a heavy snow fall, on East Glisan near East 39th Avenue, circa 1916.
Oregon Historical Society
Feb 1., 1937 saw 12.8 inches of snow in downtown Portland. Here is an image from Feb 2 as crews try to dig out.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
316 SE Madison (between SE 3rd Ave and SE Union Ave), 1929.
City of Portland Auditor's Office
Women and Girls in the snow in the South West Park Blocks in Portland, Ore., Dec. 31, 1890.
Portland Archives & Records Management, A2004-002.1087
Dewayne Deveny and sister near NE 80th and Glisan over snow storm, Portland, Ore., 1918.
The house on the left was built in 1902 and still stands to this day. The building on the corner just past the house was the home to a grocers when it was first built in 1911 and now is the home to East Glisan, a pizza lounge.
Oregon Historical Society, bb013925
A woman sits on fallen utility poll at NE 19th & Weidler after a snow storm, Dec. 31, 1917.
Portland City Auditor, Archives & Records Management, A2004-002.730
Lorraine Carter and Peggy Hawver laugh as they ice-skate home from store streets turned to ice rink, Portland, Ore., January 11, 1942
Oregon Historical Society
Bulldozer, driven by Henry Wilmes, clears snow off street car tracks on Broadway so they can make their 1st run of the day, NW Portland, 1943.
Oregon Historical Society
Crew by trucks and scoopmobile for snow removal on SW 12th Ave between Main and Jefferson Streets, SW Portland, Feb. 2, 1950. The First Baptist Church can be seen on the right side in the distance.
Portland Public Works Administration, A2000-025.2459
Snow removal operations at SW 6th Ave and Morrison St looking north, Portland, Ore., Jan. 4 1950. Not seen are the Pioneer Courthouse on the right and Pioneer Square on the left. The clock on the building on the left still stands.
Portland Public Works Administration, A2001-007.575
Snow removal operations at SW 6th Ave and Washington St looking north, Portland, Ore., Jan. 4, 1952.
Portland Public Works Administration, A2001-007.576
This week’s snow accumulation in Portland surprised many. A total of 10.8 inches of snow was recorded at Portland International Airport, where official records have been kept since 1939. A massive snowstorm dropped about 16 inches of snow in 1937, which pre-dates the official snowfall totals recorded at the airport. Take a look at how Oregonians handled extreme weather in the past.
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