Real Photo Postcard from a photo taken in Cowen Park, Seattle, Washington. In the white border at the bottom of the card is written, “Cowen Park Seattle Feb 1916.”  From this shot we are looking down what seems to be a wide snow-covered pathway, flanked by deciduous trees, their branches laden with snow. What looks like the top of a utility pole appears in the background, and this is what clues us in to the fact that there was a “big snow” that winter.

In searching for confirmation on the weather I found a great vintage Seattle website that has other photos that were taken after the snowstorm. From this site I learned that the blizzard of 1916 was 21.5 inches and fell between February 1st and 2nd. As of the date of this post, this is the record for Seattle’s largest snowfall.

Divided back, Real Photo Postcard, unused. Stamp box shows AZO with the four triangles pointing up. February 1916.

Price:  $7.00

Source:  http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/02/22/seattles-great-storm-of-1916/