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Workers Filling Railroad Cooling Car with Ice

Date: 1966
Description: Two workers filling a railroad cooling car with ice from an International truck at a railroad yard.
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Man Delivering Ice from International D-300 Oscar Mayer Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Man delivering a block of ice to a residential home (150 Lakewood Blvd.) using an International D-300 Oscar Mayer truck with special streamlined body. The ...
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International Model S-26 Truck Delivering Coal to Residential Home

Date: 1930
Description: Worker unloading coal from a truck onto a chute on Seneca Parkway in Rochester. The chute appears to be leading to a residential home. However, there is c...
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Man Delivering Ice with International Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Man removing a block of ice from an International truck for delivery in a residential neighborhood. The house in the background is at 462 Seneca Parkway. T...
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Delivering Ice from an International Truck

Date: 07 05 1938
Description: Iceman delivering a block of ice from an International D-300 streamlined truck to an office building in downtown Milwaukee. The man worked for the Wisconsi...
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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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Collapsed Conklin Icehouse

Date: 08 19 1932
Description: Collapsed Conklin Icehouse from Lake Wingra.
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Collapsed Conklin Icehouse

Date: 08 19 1932
Description: Close-up of collapsed Conklin Icehouse at Lake Wingra.
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Collapsed Conklin Icehouse

Date: 08 19 1932
Description: Close-up of rotted timbers at collapsed Conklin Icehouse at Lake Wingra.
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Collapsed Ice House

Date: 09 17 1930
Description: Collapsed ice house in Pardeeville. A roof and debris are in the foreground, and trees and buildings are in the background.
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Ice Harvesting

Date: 1910
Description: Poling ice blocks to the hoist on the Milwaukee River.
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Wingra Area

Date: 1913
Description: Dudgeon neighborhood looking across Monroe Street to Lake Wingra with Knickerbocker Ice house (1895-1937) in background. Houses identified from left are 62...
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International Model F Ice Truck

Date: 1917
Description: Man loading ice from loading dock with an International Model F (or 31) truck. The truck was operated by the Hudson/Willow River Ice Company. There is a la...
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International SF-46 Coal and Ice Truck

Date: 1926
Description: International SF-46 truck operated by P. Mueller for the Ice & Fuel Co. Original caption reads: "SF46, two ton, 6 cylinder, McCabe-Powers Cab, 10" Herman C...
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Ice and Coal Wagon

Date: 09 20 1926
Description: Oshkosh Pure Ice and Coal Co. horse-drawn wagon. Note on back: #3, camera pointing west and set 23 feet east of east curb, east wheel of wagon was 3 feet w...
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Ice and Coal Wagon

Date: 09 15 1926
Description: Oshkosh Pure Ice and Coal Co. horse-drawn wagon as seen from the back. Two blocks of ice are visible in the wagon. Note on back: Sept. 15, 1926-4:30 pm. Ne...
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Ice and Coal Wagon

Date: 09 20 1926
Description: Oshkosh Pure Ice and Coal Co. horse-drawn wagon. Note on back: Near Oregon & 11st. #2, camera set pointing in an easterly direction and 26 ft. 4 in. west f...
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Covert Company Truck

Date: 05 29 1937
Description: A man climbs the steps to a residence as he delivers a block of ice. An International D-2 truck owned by the Covert Company parks along the curb. The text ...
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Oscar Mayer Ice Delivery Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man uses tongs to remove a block of ice from the back of an International D-300 owned by the Oscar Mayer Company as he makes a delivery to 150 Lakewood B...
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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...

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