Scenes from winters past
As we brace for colder months ahead, The Photo News asked readers and local historical societies to share vintage winter photos with the paper.
| 04 Jan 2024 | 12:49
Curling on Tuxedo Lake in 1895. The man on the far right is pushing an ice sled. Photo provided by the Tuxedo Historical Society.
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Two girls behind the church in Sugar Loaf on a snowy Easter Sunday. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
Robert Mari and Diane Mari Westerveld playing in the snow in Sugar Loaf, 1945. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
A group of kids ice skating at Creamery Pond in 1950. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
Sugar Loaf village in snow, possibly from 1925. Photo courtesy the Chester Historical Society -
Diane Westerveld skiing at Glenmere, 1949. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
An early 1940s aerial shot of Wright Family Farm. “I’m not sure who the photographer or the pilot was, but there were a few pilots in the family,” said Brian Wright, who submitted the photo. -
Creamery Pond, 1945. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
Helen and Grimaldi “James” Mari, skiing in the ‘30s at Glenmere. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
Sugar Loaf in winter, 1940s. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
Sugar Loaf village in snow, possibly from 1925. Photo courtesy the Chester Historical Society -
Sugar Loaf in winter, 1940s. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society -
Erie Station circa 1900. Photo courtesy the Chester Historical Society -
“The Big Snow,” March 1, 1914. Photo courtesy the Chester Historical Society -
Diane Westerveld on the ice. Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society