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- Ice Harvesting-- On the Way to the Ice House, Probably Lake St. Clair, Michigan, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs included this ice harvesting image. Workers guide rafts of freshly cut ice through a man-made channel toward an ice house. The floating blocks would be broken into more manageable "cakes" and stored until needed.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Harvesting-- On the Way to the Ice House, Probably Lake St. Clair, Michigan, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs included this ice harvesting image. Workers guide rafts of freshly cut ice through a man-made channel toward an ice house. The floating blocks would be broken into more manageable "cakes" and stored until needed.
- Ice Block Tongs, 1850-1900 - In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.
- 1850-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Block Tongs, 1850-1900
In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.
- Ice Block Tongs, 1850-1900 - In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.
- 1850-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Block Tongs, 1850-1900
In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.
- Ice Block Tongs, 1850-1900 - In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.
- 1850-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Block Tongs, 1850-1900
In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.
- Gleason's Pictorial, Vol. 2, No. 6, February 11, 1860 -
- February 11, 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Gleason's Pictorial, Vol. 2, No. 6, February 11, 1860
- Ford V-8 Ice Truck Loading Ice in Refrigerated Railroad Car, June 1936 - Ford trucks received small styling changes to their radiator shells and wheels for 1936. This photo, staged for advertising purposes, shows a Ford truck delivering ice blocks to a refrigerated railcar. In truth, railcar owners like Union Refrigerator Transit Company maintained their own icing stations. Fresh ice was loaded through hatches on the railcar's roof -- the side doors were for cargo.
- June 23, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Ford V-8 Ice Truck Loading Ice in Refrigerated Railroad Car, June 1936
Ford trucks received small styling changes to their radiator shells and wheels for 1936. This photo, staged for advertising purposes, shows a Ford truck delivering ice blocks to a refrigerated railcar. In truth, railcar owners like Union Refrigerator Transit Company maintained their own icing stations. Fresh ice was loaded through hatches on the railcar's roof -- the side doors were for cargo.
- Ice Block Tongs - In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Block Tongs
In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in ice houses and those who delivered ice to American homes used tongs to move large blocks of ice. The heavy, melting blocks of ice were cold, wet and hard to handle. The tong's pointed jaws gripped the ice, making transportation easier.