Vintage photos of snow days in Knoxville

Clyde Ward gives Mrs. H.B. Brizendine a push on her

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Clyde Ward gives Mrs. H.B. Brizendine a push on her sled during a snowfall on Gay Street in Knoxville on February 2, 1960. News Sentinel Photo Archive

Wanda Jackson, 16, Lisa Jackson, 4, and Allen Hill,

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Wanda Jackson, 16, Lisa Jackson, 4, and Allen Hill, 19, build and decorate a snowman in their yard on 320 Bellemeade Ave in Knoxville on February 2, 1965. News Sentinel Photo Archive

Jazmen Lake, 3, and her dog Goldie, play in the snow

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Jazmen Lake, 3, and her dog Goldie, play in the snow on January 14, 1996. Byron E. Small/News Sentinel

Maryville College cafeteria employee Woody Isom watches

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Maryville College cafeteria employee Woody Isom watches snow fall on campus on January 23, 1991, as he delivers supplies from the school's dining hall to Isaac's, which is a snack bar. Flurries fell most of Monday but no accumulation was reported. Paul Efird/News Sentinel

"Off we go on the sleds!" reads the headline for his

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"Off we go on the sleds!" reads the headline for his January 31, 1966 photo as children have fun in the snow in Knoxville. News Sentinel Photo Archive

Al Brooks, who had the day off from his job at Diesel

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Al Brooks, who had the day off from his job at Diesel Head and Engine Parts, peddles his bike into a snowy landscape on Church Ave. Brooks is a veteran of many winters in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois, and expressed amazement that snow would close down Knoxville. Photo taken on February 11, 1996. Paul Efird/News Sentinel

Skip Anderson walks across a giant snowman Monday morning

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Skip Anderson walks across a giant snowman Monday morning that he created in an open area behind his apartment building off Papermill Drive on January 25, 1999. The design spans about forty feet in height and was made with a large piece of cardboard. Saul Young/News Sentinel

"Broadway - Almost the Great White Way" read the headline

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"Broadway - Almost the Great White Way" read the headline on this January 20, 1976 photo of vehicles driving through a snowfall. News Sentinel Photo Archive

UT student Nate Holder enjoyed the sharp drop-off around

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UT student Nate Holder enjoyed the sharp drop-off around Ayres Hall on UT's campus with his snowboard on January 7, 1996. He and many friends got a chance to snowboard on the freshly fallen snow. Byron E. Small/News Sentinel