![Group of men and women sitting on steps. Dated 1915.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Steps-of-admin-1200x714.jpg)
Group of men and women sitting on steps. Dated 1915.
Dreaming of a (black and) white Christmas
December 22, 2015 will mark the beginning of the 139th winter for the University of Manitoba. A lot has happened since 1877, but each year a fresh dumping of snow and ice transforms campus into a winter wonderland. Take a look back at some wintry photos of campus from UM Digital Collections.
![An aerial view of the Fort Garry campus from 1950](http://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Aerial-campus.jpg)
An aerial view of the Fort Garry campus from 1950
![Students playing football on campus in 1936 while a crowd watches in the background.](http://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Football.jpg)
Students playing football on campus in 1936 while a crowd watches in the background.
![The Home Economics building in the depths of a Winnipeg winter. Photo taken in the 1920s.](http://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Human-ecology-building.jpg)
The Home Economics building in the depths of a Winnipeg winter. Photo taken in the 1920s.
![Photograph taken in 1933 of a christmas tree set up in the living room of the Home Economics Practice House.](http://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Practice-House.jpg)
Photograph taken in 1933 of a christmas tree set up in the living room of the Home Economics Practice House.
![Skating and curling rinks at the Manitoba Agricultural College in 1924.](http://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Skating-and-curling-rinks.jpg)
Skating and curling rinks at the Manitoba Agricultural College in 1924.
![Three people standing beside a large snowdrift in front of the President's House (now known as Chancellor's Hall). Taken sometime between 1915 and 1920.](http://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Snowdrift.jpg)
Three people standing beside a large snowdrift in front of the President's House (now known as Chancellor's Hall). Taken sometime between 1915 and 1920.
![Large group of men and women wearing snowshoes in 1915.](http://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Snowshoes.jpg)
Large group of men and women wearing snowshoes in 1915.
Photos from UM Digital Collections.