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Walker Ice Company house and Washburn & Moen in the distance

Walker Ice Company houses at Salisbury Pond

Workers and horses harvesting ice on Salisbury Pond.

Blocks of ice being loaded into an ice house by conveyor at Coes Pond. Snow along the shore has been used to flood the pond.

Ice houses belonging to the Walker Ice Company at Salisbury Pond, with Washburn & Moen in the distance.

Ice companies hired a seasonal local workforce to help harvest the ice that formed on lakes at the end of each winter. Some of these workers might also help delivery the ice to houses and businesses across the city in the summer.

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Street View 2460