Cutting Ice

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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This photograph was taken in the 1970s, as a demonstration of the ice harvesting practices used over one hundred years earlier. Here, the pond surface has already been cut with grooves and an ice plow is run along the grooves, making deep cuts in the ice.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
PhotographerOlchowski, Edmund B.
Date1973
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 10.50 in Width: 13.57 in
Catalog #1996.37.02.010
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Olchowski, Edmund B., photographer. Cutting Ice. Photograph. 1973. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-37-02-010/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.

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