Great Blizzard of 1888
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The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane, was one of the most severe recorded blizzards and deadliest blizzard in American history. The storm pa
Streets in New York City as the storm hit. Many overhead wires broke and presented a hazard to city dwellers.
Brooklyn Bridge during the blizzard
45th Street and Grand Central Depot, Manhattan, March 12
Park Place in Brooklyn, March 14
Roscoe Conkling
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Roscoe Conkling was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was a leader of the Republican
Great Blizzard of 1888
…not been accompanied by a strong wind it would have been regarded as rather trifling in amount, the total depth, on a level, not exceeding ten inches". Roscoe Conkling, an influential Republican politician, died a few weeks after attempting to walk home during the blizzard. On October 1, 1888, an article appeared in…
Portrait by Mathew Brady, 1868
Conkling's father Alfred was a United States representative and ambassador to Mexico.
Daguerreotype of a young Roscoe Conkling, c. 1855
Chester A. Arthur, as a young lawyer. Conkling nurtured Arthur's career and relentlessly promoted him.