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- 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.