Poling chunks of ice down the channel during the Carthage, NY ice harvest. Ice saw in operation in background. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.
Cutting ice with kerosene powered ice saw during Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.
Moving ice on conveyor belt to ice house during Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.
Moving ice into storage house during Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.
Cutting ice during Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.
Loading ice blocks on a horse-drawn wagon. During Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.
Moving ice blocks on a conveyor to load box cars during Carthage ice harvest. 1947. Carthage, NY. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.
Cutting ice using horses, saws, and ice pikes. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.
Unidentified men cutting ice near Oak Island in Hammond. Ice saw and horses in background. Man in foreground holding a pike for moving ice. Note: Every cheese factory needed an icehouse to keep cheese cool in the summer. Most towns had several cheese factories to handle milk produced by area farmers. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.
Drawing stones to build the Presbyterian Church. Charles Dunham on wagon, Frank Dunham on left. In the South Hammond quarries. Circa 1916 or 17. South Hammond, NY.
