Document Type
Image
Preview
Creation Date
1916
Description
The winter of 1915 and 1916 was one of the worst on record. Over 28 feet of snow fell in the Roslyn and Cle Elum area. The ground was covered with the first snowfall on November 11, 1915 and bare ground was not seen again until the first of April 1916. The train transportation came to a standstill. This photograph was taken at 206 E. First Street looking east. Sidewalks had to be shoveled daily. Julius V. Hoeffler whose office sign can be seen was the Cle Elum City Attorney. The Cle Elum State Bank was east of Hoeffler's office.Postcard titled, "Heavy Snow Cle Elum, Wash." (Connell Photo)
Recommended Citation
Connell, Russell H., "Snowfall in Cle Elum I" (1916). Ellensburg History Photographs. 195.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/ellensburg_history/195
Source
Local History Collection Photographs, Ellensburg Public Library
Format
image/jpg
Keywords
Kittitas Co. (Wash.) -- Streets, Historic, Historic streets -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum, Streets -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum, First Street (Cle Elum, Wash.), Hoeffler, Julius V., Cle Elum State Bank, Blizzards -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum, Winter scenes -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum, City and town life -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum, Commercial streets -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum