Amazing Pics of the White House During the January Blizzard in 1966

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A late January blizzard blanketed Washington, DC with nearly twenty inches of snow in the winter of 1966. National Geographic Society photographer Joseph Scherschel took the opportunity to catch the beauty of the White House and its snowy surroundings against a clear blue sky.

A view down the snow-covered south drive of the White House, January 28, 1966. (Joseph Scherschel, NGS photographer. © The White House Historical Association)

A view down the south drive of the White House, January 28, 1966. (Joseph Scherschel, NGS photographer. © The White House Historical Association)

A White House Secret Service officer at his post on the South Grounds, January 28, 1966. (Joseph Scherschel, NGS photographer. © The White House Historical Association)

A White House Secret Service officer makes his way through the snow on the South Lawn, January 28, 1966. (Joseph Scherschel, NGS photographer. © The White House Historical Association)