Armistice Day Blizzard Print

November 11 2019 will mark the 79th anniversary of the Armistice Day Blizzard in North America. Grandpa rescued them the next morning with blankets horses and a hay wagon.

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Armistice day blizzard print. Some areas saw 27 inches of snow with 80 mph winds drifts up to 20 feet high. Armistice Day Blizzard Print by Michael Sieve. Cloudy occasional snow and colder much colder.

Image size 18 x 25. Image size 18 x 25. Signed by the Artist Limited Edition of 950.

But no one not even veteran outdoorsmen had ever experienced what happened on November 11 1940. 274 of 535 Sold for. 17 x 28 in.

11-12 1940 was one of the worst storms ever to strike the Upper Midwest area. Bob Steffes is 16 years old and is excited about playing for his towns summer baseball team. Limited edition of 750 signed and numbered art prints made from the original oil painting depicting the the tragic day when hundreds of duck hunters died in a sudden blizzard that took place on Armistice Day November 11 1940 in the upper Mississippi River valley.

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It swept through the Midwestern US across Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Michigan. A story based on facts from the historical Armistice Day blizzard of 1940 that took the lives of dozens of duck hunters in the upper Mississippi River valley. Michael Sieve Glory Days Series - Milo.

Limited edition of 750 signed and numbered art prints made from the original oil painting depicting the the tragic day when hundreds of duck hunters died in a sudden blizzard that took place on Armistice Day November 11 1940 in the upper Mississippi River valley. Published exclusively by Wild Wings. Armistice Day the forerunner of our Veterans Day was a holiday back then in commemoration of the end of World War I.

25 x 18 in. I want each group to take 20 minutes to explore these then on a white board write down the Top 5. Unofficially it became known as The day the duck hunters died.

Ask any midwestern duck hunter born before 1930 where they were during the Armistice Day Blizzard and they will be able to tell you. Michael Sieve Magic Hour - Mule Deer Framed. Evidence of the Armistice Day Blizzard is recorded in newspaper clippings photos museum collections and stories of this event have been captured in cookbooks journal articles and passed on through family oral traditions.

To sportsmen its simply the day the duck hunters died. Image size 18 x 25. See Auction Information for full details.

Armistice Day Blizzard - Duck Hunters by Michael Sieveis available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition print It has a 17 x 27 image size and is for sale for ___ unframed. Ask any Minnesotan born before 1940 and they can tell you where they were during the Armistice Day Blizzard. It struck in the middle of duck hunting season killing 25 hunters from lack of.

Tax Shipping Handling and Internet Premium not included. The Upper Midwest is known for its sudden and severe weather changes especially during spring and fall. The storm claimed 154 lives.

Signed by the Artist Limited Edition of 750. In many areas along the Father of Waters November 11 started with blue skies and a balmy 55-degree temperature. The monster storm killed 150 people in the upper Midwest along with countless livestock.

The Armistice Day Blizzard Ranks 2 on the Minnesota State Climatology Office Top five weather events of the 20th century. View Item in Catalog. Print Save The Center Square The Armistice Day Blizzard of November 1940 represents the worst weather-related or natural disaster in the history of Iowa according to a new analysis from the website 247 Wall St.

This storm produced an impact on society due. The fall of 1940 had been unseasonably warm. Painting of three duck hunters and a black lab walking near a lake painted by Minnesota Artist Michael Sieve.

No one really knows how many people lost their lives as a direct result of the Armistice Day Storm. Officially it was named the Armistice Day Storm Blizzard. On Armistice Day November 11 1940 thousands of hunters gathered to hunt ducks on the Upper Mississippi River in the Great Plains and Upper Midwest including Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois.

See more ideas about armistice day blizzard wet dress. Armistice Day Hunt Art Print by Michael Sieve. Limited edition of 750 signed and numbered art prints made from the original oil painting depicting the the tragic day when hundreds of duck hunters died in a sudden blizzard that took place on Armistice Day November 11 1940 in the upper Mississippi River valley.

Property damage was estimated at 1500000 and thousands of cars were marooned. Hunters from the Upper Mississippi River in the Great Plains and Upper Midwest including Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois headed out in droves taking advantage of perfect fowling conditions but things just got worse and worse. The weather was relatively benign the morning of the November 11 1940.

My folks and likely their folks before them talked often of the great Armistice Day blizzard. Up to 6 cash back Description. The forecast for Armistice Day 1940 as reported in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune dated Nov.

11 gave barely a hint of what was to come that day. Aug 31 2019 - My Mom went on a double date on this beautiful Fall day and spent the night stranded with her friends in a neighboring farmhouse in front of a roaring firewearing wet dresses wet shoes and no coats. PASSED This lot was not sold.

Armistice-Day-Blizzard Nov 11 1940. Framed size 30 x 37 with 3 rustic matte-finished moulding. Most of the world knows the Midwestern blizzard of November 11 1940 as the Armistice Day Storm.

It was on that day Monday November 11 1940 that one of the most powerful and tragic storms ever to hit the upper midwest struck. Lot 368 Sale Order. Armistice Day Hunts Framed.

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Michael Sieve Armistice Day Blizzard Signed Numbered Print 484977037