January 27, 2015 11:00 AM EST
S now 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.
Children making snowmen, late 1920s or early 1930s. Mark Goebel Photo Gallery—Getty Images A giant, snowman measuring 17 ft., made by two girls in Aberdeen, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1963. Popperfoto—Popperfoto/Getty Images A snowman in New York City's Central Park, as John Kennedy Jr. & Caroline Kennedy go sledding Ron Galella—WireImage A 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 Two women help a little girl complete her snowman, circa 1955. Archive Photos—Getty Images Harold E. Stassen (R) building a snowman with his daughter in 1945 Myron Davis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Mary Andrea Arnold in a snowsuit next to a snowman in Chicago on Jan. 17, 1943. Chicago History Museum—Getty Images A snowman sitting on a park bench in London, circa 1960 John Gay/English Heritage/Arcaid—Corbis An unusually large snowman on Box Hill in Surrey, England, on Mar. 7, 1937 Fred Morley—Getty Images A little boy crouching and making a snowman in a park after a snowfall in Milan in the 1950s. Mondadori—Mondadori via Getty Images A boy sitting between a giant snowman and snowwoman in a street in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, on Jan. 24, 1966 Keystone—Getty Images Two children making a snowman complete with 'hair' in Finsbury Park, London, circa 1935 Hulton Archive—Getty Images Children dance around a snowman on Dec. 10, 1937, in Austria Anonym—IMAGNO/Austrian Archives (S) Two boys making a snowman, circa 1924 Hulton Archive—Getty Images Children take a photo with their snowman, circa 1930s Keystone-France—Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Undated photo of a snowman Marc PAYGNARD—Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images More Must-Reads From TIME Jane Fonda Champions Climate Action for Every Generation Biden’s Campaign Is In Trouble. Will the Turnaround Plan Work? Why We're Spending So Much Money Now The Financial Influencers Women Actually Want to Listen To Breaker Sunny Choi Is Heading to Paris Why TV Can’t Stop Making Silly Shows About Lady Journalists The Case for Wearing Shoes in the House Want Weekly Recs on What to Watch, Read, and More? Sign Up for Worth Your Time