As what is predicted to be a record-breaking blizzard bears down on Washington and residents prepare for a potential one to two feet of snow, we combed through the Roll Call photo archives to see how Washington has handled being covered in snow in years past. Some of these photos' subjects and dates can't be pinpointed, but, they provide an encouraging picture of the city weathering and surviving and even having fun in previous storms, which we will begin to do again in this one. Capitol Hill police have been criticized for being Grinches toward Recent controversy has centered on sledding on the Hill, but photo evidence shows both skiing and sledding in previous decades, including by members of Congress. Credit: Pen Wilson Members ski on the Hill in a promotional style event in the 1980s. Credit: Dev O'Neill Sen. Spark M. Matsunaga, kneeling, and Rep. C.W. Bill Young, right, in the late 1970s. "Caught In The Act" shows the four children of Rep. Bill Dickinson, axs in hand, looking for the perfect Christmas tree. Snow covers cars in February 1978. Credit: G. Robert Holmes Related: A Sprinkling of Snowmageddon Specials The Calm Before the Storm: #Snowmaggedon2016 See photos, follies, HOH Hits and Misses and more at Roll Call's new video site. NEW! Download the Roll Call app for the best coverage of people, politics and personalities of Capitol Hill.
