Here’s a selection of photographs taken by Leslie Jones, staff photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler from 1917 to 1956, documents daily life in Boston from between the 1910s and 1920s, including during its snowiest days.
![Circa February 1922. Statue of Garrison, Comm. Ave., covered with snow.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-02.jpg)
Circa February 1922. Statue of Garrison, Comm. Ave., covered with snow. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1923. Mt. Vernon St. after a big snowstorm.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-03.jpg)
Circa 1923. Mt. Vernon St. after a big snowstorm. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1923. Fire alarm box almost covered up by snow after severe snowstorm.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-04.jpg)
Circa 1923. Fire alarm box almost covered up by snow after severe snowstorm. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1923. People looking at the weather instruments on Common in snow.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-05.jpg)
Circa 1923. People looking at the weather instruments on Common in snow. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1910s. Horse pulling wagon slips in snow.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-01.jpg)
Circa 1910s. Horse pulling wagon slips in snow. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1925. Horse slips on Tremont St.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-06.jpg)
Circa 1925. Horse slips on Tremont St. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa February 1928. Hamilton statue, Commonwealth Ave. Mall covered with snow.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-07.jpg)
Circa February 1928. Hamilton statue, Commonwealth Ave. Mall covered with snow. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1910s. Horse-drawn sleigh for hauling goods, market district.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-08.jpg)
Circa 1910s. Horse-drawn sleigh for hauling goods, market district. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1916. Severe snowstorm reaches Boston, clearing snow at corner of Park and Tremont St.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-09.jpg)
Circa 1916. Severe snowstorm reaches Boston, clearing snow at corner of Park and Tremont St. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![February 14, 1920. Wharf during a Valentine's Day storm.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-10.jpg)
February 14, 1920. Wharf during a Valentine’s Day storm. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa February 1920. Police officer helps woman through blinding snow during a blizzard in Boston.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-11.jpg)
Circa February 1920. Police officer helps woman through blinding snow during a blizzard in Boston. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa February 1920. Blizzard wreaks havoc on a working horse near South Station, breaking shaft and dumping his load of snow.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-12.jpg)
Circa February 1920. Blizzard wreaks havoc on a working horse near South Station, breaking shaft and dumping his load of snow. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa February 1920. Horse and wagon accident next to Common.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-13.jpg)
Circa February 1920. Horse and wagon accident next to Common. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa February 1920. Horse pulling wagon slips in snow next to Common.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-14.jpg)
Circa February 1920. Horse pulling wagon slips in snow next to Common. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
![Circa 1921. Kids on sleds plough through water to enjoy ice hidden below.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage-boston-during-the-winter-1910s-and-1920s-15.jpg)
Circa 1921. Kids on sleds plough through water to enjoy ice hidden below. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection