Flashback Photos: Scenes from Atlanta’s historic 1940 snowstorm

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Flashback Photos: Scenes from Atlanta’s historic 1940 snowstorm

One of the biggest snowfalls in Atlanta's history -- 10.3 inches -- fell in January 1940. The city was almost paralyzed.

One of the biggest snowfalls in Atlanta's history -- 8.3 inches -- fell on January 24, 1940. The city was almost paralyzed. One telegraph messenger solved his problem by coming to work on skis. Two days later the state hit record cold of -17 degrees in Lafayette.
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