About the Homepage Pictures

To celebrate the winter break, the homepage photos feature the beauty of snow
at the University of Rochester, both today and in years past.

(Archival photos provided courtesy our Rare Books and Special Collections.)

The Eastman Quadrangle gets an early dusting of snow.	Early morning snow blankets River Campus.
Lattimore Hall on Eastman Quad.	The entrance to Rush Rhees Library.
One of the famed River Campus squirrels gathers nuts for the winter.	A horse-drawn carriage takes students on a snowy ride across campus during the annual Winterfest weekend.
A winter sunset in Rochester.	Snow covers the hawthorn berries.
The University's symbol -- the dandelion -- is encrusted with ice crystals.	Eastman Quadrangle on a quiet winter morning.
A fresh snowfall on Eastman Quad.	Bicycles await the spring thaw.
Students leap off the snow ramps built behind the Susan B. Anthony residence halls.	Snow-covered fir trees frame Rush Rhees Library.
The statue of the University's first president Martin Brewer Anderson stoically faces another winter.	Students enjoy a bit of snow time outside Susan B.
Look, a snow angel!	A snowy glow surrounds Rush Rhees Library tower.
Hitting the slopes behind Susan B.	An impressive snow sculpture takes shape on the fraternity quad.
Cross-country skiing on River Campus in 1986.	It seems snowball fights have always been fun!
Snow sculpture of Rush Rhees Library from 1962.	"Mary Lynch clears the windhsield of her car with Hutchison Hall in the background." Used in Currents, December 1973.