Ice harvesting

Item

Black and white photo of three men standing on a frozen river with various ice harvesting equipment in their hands.

Title

Ice harvesting

Date

ca. 1912

Type

Image

Description

Prior to the age of refrigerators and air conditioning, lake and river ice cut in the winter was used to keep food cold and create cool spaces in the summer.

Format

JPEG

Rights

Public domain

Identifier

Windsor Municipal Archives, PC-310

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