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Blizzard 1966 | Ida Kellogg Letter | Blizzard Photos
C1469. The Blizzard of
1966 hit south central
North Dakota very hard.
Near Linton, this Northern
Pacific Railroad engine
was severely damaged by
snow. This photograph
was taken three days after
the blizzard ended.
C1473. Hague’s main street
shows the hardship that the
blizzard visited on towns.
Snow packs caused by drifts
and street clearing appear
to be more than 8 feet high.
Access to stores is limited.
Photo dated March 9, 1966.
C1472. Even snow removal
equipment became stuck in the
snowdrifts. Here National
Guard Sergeant Adams and his
crew use shovels to free a
bulldozer on March 8, 1966.
C1477. Nearly 140,000 head
of livestock died in the storm.
Some died in barns, others were
in pastures as this animal was.
C1475. Sebastian Krumm’s house
near Hague had snow to the
rooftop. Krumm had to shovel
snow from the roof into the
attic to get out of the house.
The roof began to crack under
the weight of the snow so Krumm
used household furniture to
brace the roof against the weight
of the snow. The car in front
of the house where the men
(including Krumm and National
Guard troops) are shoveling was
crushed by the weight of the snow.
Only Krumm’s dog enjoyed the
results of the storm; he ran up
the drifts, over the roof, and
down the other side. Photo dated
March 9, 1966.
