The Knickerbocker Storm, 1922

Seemingly empty trolley cars sit in the snow as pedestrians trudge past during the so-called Knickerbocker Storm, a blizzard that dropped 28 inches of snow on Washington DC, January 28, 1922. The storm (which also affected a large portion of the Eastern Seaboard) was named after the collapse of DC's Knickerbocker Theatre, caused by the excess weight of the snow on the structure's roof, which resulted in 98 deaths and 113 injuries; later, both the building's owner and architect committed suicide.(Photo by Herbert A. French/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
Seemingly empty trolley cars sit in the snow as pedestrians trudge past during the so-called Knickerbocker Storm, a blizzard that dropped 28 inches of snow on Washington DC, January 28, 1922. The storm (which also affected a large portion of the Eastern Seaboard) was named after the collapse of DC's Knickerbocker Theatre, caused by the excess weight of the snow on the structure's roof, which resulted in 98 deaths and 113 injuries; later, both the building's owner and architect committed suicide.(Photo by Herbert A. French/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
The Knickerbocker Storm, 1922
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January 28, 1922
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