Weighing Ice with Steelyard

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This man stands with his cart outside an icehouse in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, around 1920. Note the steelyard for weighing the ice the customer purchased. New Englanders harvested ice from ponds and lakes to sell abroad and to stock ice boxes at home.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
PhotographerUnidentified
Datecirca 1920
PlaceSouth Deerfield, Massachusetts
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Catalog #1996.37.01.022
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Weighing Ice with Steelyard. Photograph. ca. 1920. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-37-01-022/. Accessed on November 24, 2024.

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