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Fotos: Nevadas en Tucsón en los años 60s
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Fotos: Nevadas en Tucsón en los años 60s

  • Rick Wiley
  • Jan 23, 2023
  • Jan 23, 2023 Updated Feb 27, 2023

Una mirada retrospectiva a las nevadas de la década de 1960 en Tucsón ❄️ Nota: Las descripciones de las fotos están en inglés.

Snow in Tucson

Snowmen starting to thin out as the temperature warms up after a snowstorm in Tucson on Dec. 17, 1967.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow on the El Con Mall sign in Tucson on March 3, 1964, ironically welcoming the Cleveland Indians for Spring Training.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow on the playground at Reid Park Tucson on March 3, 1964.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow on the Pima County Courthouse in Tucson on March 3, 1964.

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Snow in Tucson

Snowfall at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, on March 3, 1964.

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Snow in Tucson

Women throw snowballs in Reid Park, Tucson, on March 3, 1964.

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Snow in Tucson

Snowfall in Tucson on March 3, 1964.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow at Saguaro National Park East (then, Saguaro National Monument) on Dec. 23, 1965.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow and ice at Kitt Peak National Observatory on March 3, 1964.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow and ice clinging to the telescope structure at Kitt Peak National Observatory west of Tucson on March 3, 1964.

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Snow in Tucson

Snowfall in El Encanto Estates, Tucson, on Feb. 10, 1965.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow in El Encanto Estates, Tucson, on Feb. 10. 1965.

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Snow in Tucson

Mothballed planes covered with snow at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson on Feb. 10, 1965. The Rincon Mountains are in the background.

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Snow in Tucson

Those who needed a sign to tell them it was snowing were happily obliged by Tucson resident Ken Newman at Old Spanish Trail and Golf Links Road on Dec. 23, 1965. If the Tucson Citizen/Arizona Daily Star photo archives are any barometer, the Tucson area got good doses of snowfall in the 1960s. Go to tucson.com/retrotucson to check out the black-and-white scenes of a snowy Tucson.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow on the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson as seen from downtown on Feb. 11, 1966.

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Snow in Tucson

A motorist awaits service from a tow truck driver during a snow storm on Dec. 17, 1967 at a Skaggs Drug Store on East Broadway in Tucson.

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Snow in Tucson

A chance encounter with Santa at Skagg's Drug Store on Broadway during a snow storm in Tucson on Feb. 17, 1967.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow clogs the Catalina Highway to Mt. Lemmon at 5,400 feet elevation on Feb. 18, 1967. Rock slides up ahead kept motorists from going further.

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Snow in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson on Feb. 20, 1969.

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Snow in Tucson

Snow in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson on Feb. 20, 1969.

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Snow in Tucson

Snowfall drapes the trees along the Catalina Highway to Mt. Lemmon at about 7,500 feet on Dec. 6, 1969. Total snow accumulation was about nine inches.

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