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Conklin Ice House

Date: 1912
Description: Men harvesting ice at the Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. The men are using pike poles to slide the blocks to the conveyor and U-shaped tools to split p...
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Oscar Mayer Ice Exhibit

Date: 05 02 1934
Description: Oscar Mayer ice exhibit at Madison Home Show featuring iceboxes, signs: "Ice Made of pure artesian well water," "This will always keep baby's milk pure no ...
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Collapsed Wall of Ice House

Date: 09 17 1930
Description: Collapsed wall ice house showing a broken concrete wall in Pardeeville.
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Ice Carving of Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 11 22 1947
Description: Buffet table for State Hotel Manager's convention, featuring ice carving of the State Capitol building. Taken in the Blue Room at Park Hotel, 22 South Carr...
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Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company Truck

Date: 09 21 1937
Description: A man stands in a lift attached to the bed of an International Model DR-60 truck owned by the Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company. Another man stands atop a rai...
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Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company Delivery Truck

Date: 07 05 1938
Description: View from street of man carrying ice out of the rear bumper of an International D-300 truck owned by the Wisconsin Ice & Coal Company. The text on the truc...
Document

Carter Ice & Fuel Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Carter Ice & Fuel Company, suppliers of ice, fuel, and building products in Menomonie, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of a one-stor...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map Detail of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: A detail of a Sanborn map showing the area around North Franklin, North Blair and North Hancock Streets.
Photograph

Ice Cutters

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Description: A large group of ice cutters posing for a portrait. They are holding a variety of implements and are sitting and standing on blocks of ice. Fence and build...
Photograph

Ice Harvesting Machine

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Description: A man stands near an ice harvesting machine on a lake. A label on the machine reads: "Wisconsin." There is open water behind him, and in the far background...
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Harvesting Ice on Lake Mendota

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Description: View across ice on Lake Mendota towards men using long poles to maneuver ice up to the conveyor belt to the Conklin Ice House.
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Ice Delivery Truck

Date: 05 04 1927
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of an ice delivery truck parked in front of a brick building. The sign on the door of the bui...
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Ice Delivery Truck

Date: 07 16 1928
Description: Right side view of a International truck used by the Reliable Ice Service, Adamo & Lanzisero, for ice delivery parked in front of a brick and stone buildin...
Postcard

Northern Wisconsin Produce Company

Date: 1937
Description: View across street towards the warehouse and cold storage building of the Northern Wisconsin Produce Company at 1310 Clark Street. Two workmen are icing th...
Photograph

Man Sitting in Delivery Truck

Date: 11 02 1928
Description: View towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck. The sign painted on the truck reads: "Hollywood Ice & Coal." In the background is a bu...
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Coal, Coke Delivery Truck

Date: 03 11 1929
Description: View of driver's side of delivery truck. Signs painted on the truck read: "Coal, Coke," and John M. McGlade, 874 Tonawanda St., ICE." A brick building behi...

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