Title: Snow thermometer
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Seasons - Winter, Sign and Signboards,
Condition:
Description: [The "snow thermometer," an outdoor, billboard-type construction located north of Mohawk which records information about snowfall in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Sign has markings like a thermometer that demark total snowfall in feet, with special indicators given for low (81.3 inches during winter 1930-31), high record (390.4 inches in winter 1978-79) , and a 72-year average (assumed to be for the period 1910-1982) (178.3 inches). Photograph is taken during the winter with snow on the ground.]
Source of Description: [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Unknown
Date of Photo: [1982?]
Medium: still image
Color: color
Size: 12.5 cm x 18.1 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: No Neg 2008-07-21-08-003
Collection Name: MTU Archives Photograph Print File
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