8 Rare, Vintage Photos That Prove Winters Were Way Worse in the Past

Shoveling inside your car

In 1917, the year that this photo was taken in New York City, automobiles were equipped with windshields but they did not yet have windows—you know, those pieces of glass above the doors of the car that keep stuff out. So snow removal was a back-breaking exterior and interior job. Winter car problems may not be quite that bad today, but you still need to make sure your car is ready for winter.

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