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WINTER BLASTS FROM THE PAST: Historic blizzard photos

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Monday, January 26, 2015
Feb. 1940: Boylston Street in Boston is shown during one of the worst blizzards in the history of New England.
Feb. 1977: A woman's Buffalo shop was destroyed by a blizzard.
Feb. 1978: Residents wrote a message on the surface of a lake for Connecticut Conn Gov. Ella T. Grasso.
Feb. 1978: A man in Dedham, Mass., waits for snow plows to dig him out. AP reported he had been living at a Red Cross Shelter nearby while he waited.
Feb. 1978: A National Guardsman looks inside a car in Hampton, N.H.
Jan. 1979: A blizzard shuts down Chicago
Jan. 1979: A blizzard shuts down Chicago
March 1993: Atlanta motorists face the blizzard.
March 1993: A woman navigates a stroller through the aftermath of a blizzard in New York City.
Dec. 1995: AP reports that the scene on this Buffalo street was typical after a significant blizzard hit.
Jan. 1996: People use cross-country skies to traverse Times Square during one of the most powerful blizzard of the 20th century.
Jan. 1996: A reindeer performing at Radio City Music Hall is led outside to the streets of New York City during a blizzard.
Jan. 1996: A teen braves blizzard warnings to sled down the steps of the Capitol building.
Jan. 1996: Travelers are stranded at New York's La Guardia Airport.
Jan. 1996: Pedestrain try to make their way down Seventh Avenue in New York City through the blizzard.
Jan. 1996: That same blizzard left Philadelphia as a ghost town.
Jan. 1996: An aerial view of New York City during the blizzard.
April 1997: A late blizzard buried Boston in 20 inches of snow.
April 1997: A late blizzard buried Boston in 20 inches of snow.
Feb. 2003: People play in the snow in a blizzard that left hundreds of thousands without power. At the time AP called it the worst in seven years.
Feb. 2003: Airport runways are cleared in Boston after a blizzard.
March 2003: A woman uses skies to travel in what AP called Denver's worst snowstorm in 20 years.
March 2003: A man walks his dog through a blizzard that closed down schools and businesses throughout Denver.
Nov. 2003: A college football game between Massachusetts and Colgate continues in Hamilton, N.Y., despite the blizzard-like conditions.
Jan. 2005: A blizzard left Massachusetts under two feet of snow.
April 2005: A man in Denver clears away snow from the front of his home after a late blizzard in Denver.
April 2005: Snow-coated statues turn almost completely white during a blizzard in Denver's City Park.
Dec. 2006: A motorist tries to help another through low visibility during a blizzard in Colorado.
March 2007: A shopper loads up after a trip in blizzard conditions in Iowa.
Nov. 2007: Employees of a resort in Hope Valley, Calif. work to keep it operational during a blizzard.
Dec. 2007: The Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns play through near-blizzard conditions in Cleaveland.
March 2009: Members of the National Guard meet the governor of North Dakota during a blizzard. Nearby, explosive experts tried to clear the frozen Missouri River.
Feb. 2010: A man tries to shovel in front of his home in Annapolis, Md., but the task is made difficult by the blizzard winds.
Dec. 2010: Machines work to clear the runways at Philadelphia International Airport after a Christmas Day storm plowed up and down the east coast.
Dec. 2010: A woman jogs in Durham, N.C. just days after a Christmas Day storm plowed up and down the east coast.
Feb. 2011: A blizzard swept through Chicago, stranding commuters and burying the city under snow.
Feb. 2011: A blizzard swept through Chicago, stranding commuters and burying the city under snow.
Feb. 2011: A tiger plays in the snow at the Brookfield Zoo after a Chicago blizzard.
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WINTER BLASTS FROM THE PAST: Historic blizzard photosFeb. 1940: Boylston Street in Boston is shown during one of the worst blizzards in the history of New England.
Photo/Abe Fox

As the East Coast gets prepared for a blizzard of potentially historic proportions, here's a look at photos from blizzards and near-blizzards that have hit the United States over the past 130 years.

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