Winter of 1969

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Sat., March 16, 2019

A man shovels snow off a roof covering a camper trailer surrounded by snow in 1969.

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In January 1969, Spokane was well on its way to having a record snowfall. On Feb. 1, 1969, The Spokane Daily Chronicle reported that Spokane led the United States in depths of snow with 42 inches. This picture was taken on Sprague Avenue facing east.

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Recent reports of lake cabin roofs caving in prompted Will Rogers to check his Sacheen Lake summer home in 1969 at N. 9606 Division. He cleared a 64-inch-deep covering off his own and a neighbor’s cabin. No apparent damage was caused to either house, he said. The road to the lake and summer homes was plowed. Most difficult part of the outing was breaking a trail from the road to the cabins.

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Three men push a car stuck in the snow on Riverside in 1969.

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A young boy shovels mounds of snow in his front yard in 1969.

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Sprague Road is buried in snow in 1969.

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Snow-covered car at 21st and Park in 1969.

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Diamond Lake summer home is covered in snow in 1969.

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Boat trailer is surrounded by snow in 1969.

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A man clears snow under his car in 1969.

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Snowdrift pile near fence posts is seen in 1969.

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Heavy snow at Rockwood Boulevard near Garfield Road in 1969.

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A car is trapped in snow on the South Hill during winter of 1969.

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A snowplow removes snow from a street in Cannon Hill Park in 1969.

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Spokane County’s biggest-ever snow mantle requires some big equipment to handle in 1969. Pictured is the largest of the more than 20 big pieces of equipment Spokane County road crews leased during the height of the snow removal battle to help move some of the big drifts. The blade on this big truck is 13 1/2 feet wide.

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Mammoth jaws were moving relentlessly on Lincoln in a new approach at removing apparently never-ending snows. This auger-conveyor loader was put into use in 1969. Crews worked round the clock and were moving from Sprague southward toward First. Other snow-moving techniques appeared to have bogged down, but steady progress was noted with the utilization of the auger-conveyor.

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Trail of footprints in the snow is seen on Mount Spokane in 1969.

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The Lincoln Building is seen in the winter of 1969.

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East Valley Road, Harvard Road at Euclid is seen in 1969.

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21st and Park, Winter Scenes, Buildings, South Hill. Snow covered Car and Streets with Shovel in South Hill Area.
A snowplow clears snow on roads at the Spokane Airport in 1969.

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For the first time since December 1964, city snow loaders and trucks are in the battle to clear Spokane’s clogged streets. Here, trucks pickup snow to take to dumping sites along Spokane River in 1969.

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Snow trucks remove snow on Main and Bernard in 1969.

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Children sledding at Manito Park Hill in 1969.

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The summit of Mt. Spokane in 1969.

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