Ice Harvest on Mt. Desert, Maine

Identifier:
6190  
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Title:
Ice Harvest on Mt. Desert, Maine
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Description:
“As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
State:
ME
Country:
USA

Citation

Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939), “Ice Harvest on Mt. Desert, Maine,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed April 28, 2024, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/3438.Item 6190

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