1911 was a cold winter..!!!!!!!

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  1. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    My friend in Canada sent me these pics of Niagara Fall in 1911.. It is hard to beleive such a huge volume of water could freeze solid like this when you look at what it is like normally from my holiday pics at the end..!!

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    The man looks like a dwarf.. [​IMG]
    The people give you some idea of the height & size of it all
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    This last one is the American Falls..
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    Quite amazing...!!!
    These are mine from September last year...
    Niagara..
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    And the American Falls....
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    Fantastic pics and it really is hard to believe. All those people wandering around both on top and down at the bottom. As very young kids, Lofl and I used to live not too far away from them.
     
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    Much more impressive than the Thames freezing, and that's incredible enough!!

    The chap at the bottom looks like a Roman Centurion! MAybe that's what happened to the glorious 9th......
     
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    Amazing pics MF - the people look so small! What an incredible experience it must have been to walk over that little lot :eek:
     
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    Yes truly amazing pictures MF.
    To add a little local story - this was the River Wensum in Norwich 1963 bbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!


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    I remember it well and boy was it cold!

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    Those are incredible pics Marley. I never knew the falls had ever frozen over before!
    brilliant
     
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    amazinig pictures, Marley Farley...
    But i wouldn't want to slip nowhere near the falls...
     
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