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1 of 16Children making snowmen, late 1920s or early 1930s.Mark Goebel Photo Gallery—Getty Images -
2 of 16A giant, snowman measuring 17 ft., made by two girls in Aberdeen, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1963.Popperfoto—Popperfoto/Getty Images -
3 of 16A snowman in New York City's Central Park, as John Kennedy Jr. & Caroline Kennedy go sleddingRon Galella—WireImage -
4 of 16A group of young children wrapped up warmly, holding shovels and a broom building snowmen in a snow covered field; Europe circa 1900.The Montifraulo Collection—MONTIFRAULO COLLECTION -
5 of 16Two women help a little girl complete her snowman, circa 1955.Archive Photos—Getty Images -
6 of 16Harold E. Stassen (R) building a snowman with his daughter in 1945Myron Davis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images -
7 of 16Mary Andrea Arnold in a snowsuit next to a snowman in Chicago on Jan. 17, 1943.Chicago History Museum—Getty Images -
8 of 16A snowman sitting on a park bench in London, circa 1960John Gay/English Heritage/Arcaid—Corbis -
9 of 16An unusually large snowman on Box Hill in Surrey, England, on Mar. 7, 1937Fred Morley—Getty Images -
10 of 16A little boy crouching and making a snowman in a park after a snowfall in Milan in the 1950s.Mondadori—Mondadori via Getty Images -
11 of 16A boy sitting between a giant snowman and snowwoman in a street in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, on Jan. 24, 1966Keystone—Getty Images -
12 of 16Two children making a snowman complete with 'hair' in Finsbury Park, London, circa 1935Hulton Archive—Getty Images -
13 of 16Children dance around a snowman on Dec. 10, 1937, in AustriaAnonym—IMAGNO/Austrian Archives (S) -
14 of 16Two boys making a snowman, circa 1924Hulton Archive—Getty Images -
15 of 16Children take a photo with their snowman, circa 1930sKeystone-France—Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images -
16 of 16Undated photo of a snowmanMarc PAYGNARD—Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Snow on the ground — even if it’s not as much as predicted — means it’s prime time for building a snowman. Let these vintage snowmen provide you with some inspiration.
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