The back reads:
Minnehaha Falls[,] Minneapolis
Taken by Bert E. Buzzell, in 1897
Now at 2157 Echo Park Ave LA [Los Angeles]
Photographer
30 Below Zero
I froze my nose this day.
I’m not certain who the people in the photo are, although I believe the woman is probably Ida Johnston Rolfe Smith, my grandmother’s aunt.
In the middle of a heat wave, standing under the frozen falls sounds pretty good to me.
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We could use some of that ice over here in California too.
Hey! I’ve stood right where those people are standing! And it still looks pretty much like that. Except not today.
What a “cool” picture. Just what we need in the middle of this heat wave on the East Coast of the US!
I LOVE this photo. What makes it even better is that one of your relatives is in it.
Amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow, that picture is amazing! I can’t even fathom 30 degrees below zero. (I’m resisting the urge to say “very cool”.)
Wow! I can’t believe my ancestors lived up there. I am such a temperature sissy.
What a stunningly beautiful photograph! While -30 is too cold any time of the year, a little coolness right now would be very nice. (And thinking about it, I’m surprised they’re out there in that weather!) The other day I felt lonesome for winter — this photo helps. Thanks for sharing it.