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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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Workman Filling International Model "63" Coal and Ice Truck

Date: 1927
Description: African American workman filling an International Model "63" coal and ice truck. The truck was owned by George Jaekel & Son Coal and Ice Company based in ...
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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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Ice Harvesting

Date: 1910
Description: Poling ice blocks to the hoist on the Milwaukee River.
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Engine Used to Saw Ice

Date: 1923
Description: A man uses an International 6 H.P. stationary engine and sawcutter to cut through ice. The caption beneath with the photograph reads: "Ice used by our deal...
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International Model "63" Coal Trucks

Date: 11 1926
Description: Two drivers sit are sitting their International Model "63" trucks, parked underneath coal chutes. The drivers worked for George Jaekel and Son's Coal and I...
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International Model 63 Coal Truck and River Boat

Date: 01 26 1928
Description: A man shovels coal from the bed of an International Model 63 truck onto a conveyor attached to a river boat or steam boat. The truck was used by the "Thos....
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Mirabella Ice Company Fish Store

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Men stand around a fish hanging from the ceiling inside the wholesale and retail fish store owned by the Mirabella Ice Company. The original caption reads:...
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Man with Ice Machine

Date: 09 10 1938
Description: A man crouches near a 7.5 x 7.5 Lippman ice machine powered by an International PA-50 power unit at the Isis Theater.
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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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Ice Delivery Company Truck

Date: 1937
Description: A man unloads a block of ice from the back of an International D-30 truck owned by the Ice Delivery Company. The truck is parked in front of a restaurant.
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Ice Delivery

Date: 1940
Description: A man lifts a block of ice, using tongs, from an International D-15 truck owned by the Salem Ice Company as he makes a delivery to what appears to be a res...
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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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Cataract Ice and Coal Company Trucks

Date: 11 10 1937
Description: Three of Cataract Ice and Coal Company's fleet of six International D-30 trucks are parked along the company's loading dock where men stand. The text on th...
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Cataract Ice and Coal Company Delivery Truck

Date: 11 10 1937
Description: A man unloads a block of ice from the back of an International D-30 truck owned by Cataract Ice and Coal Company. The truck is parked along a curb in a res...
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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...
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Conklin Ice House Employees

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of Conklin Ice House employees posing on a loading dock in front of the ice house on Lake Mendota. Wagons are parked on the left and...
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Conklin Ice House

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of men posing on horse-drawn wagons parked in front of the Conklin Ice House. In the background on the right is Lake Mendota.
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Filling an Ice House

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Description: Caption reads: "Filling an ice house on Lake Wingra--Wisconsin." A large scaffold holds up the conveyor into the ice house, and a group of men are standing...

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