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 69-year average for the period 1910-1979 (176.7 inches). A second sign to the right of the thermometer carries detailed information under the heading "New Snowfall Record 390.4 inches.".]
Source of Description: [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Harold Putnam
Date of Photo: [1979?]
Medium: still image
Color: color
Size: 5.5 cm x 5.5 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS050-19-24
Collection Name: MS-050 Harold Putnam Photograph Collection
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