It’s cold outside, so get cozy and enjoy these historical photos of snow day shenanigans. Who knows—maybe they’ll inspire you to bundle up, venture out, and have some fun.
1. 1914: A woman’s skirt billows out as she pirouettes on a frozen lake in a park in Berlin.
2. 1909: Taking a sleigh ride.
3. 1909: Boys in Washington, D.C. cleaning off the ice so they can skate.
4. 1909: Senate pages have a snowball fight in Washington, D.C.
5. 1901: Milton Wright, Ivonette Wright, and Leontine Wright, children of Lorin Wright, and nephew and nieces of Wilbur and Orville Wright pose for a snowy shot.
6. 1900: Sledding in Central Park.
7. 1931: A group of gents enjoys an impromptu snowball fight in the serene and stately setting of a still and snow-covered Trafalgar Square, London.
8. 1926: Jimmy Botterell of London and companions, dressed in striped suits and top hats, on a bobsleigh at St. Moritz.
9. 1923: Two jazz musicians slide downhill on a sled carrying their instruments: a drum and a trumpet.
