Three young boys assist with the horse- drawn marking plow. The hundreds of teams of horses needed to pull ice harvesting equipment produced large amounts of manure. Young boys were hired not only to lead the teams but also to shovel the horse droppings from the ice into sleds so as to prevent tainting the ice
Ice harvesters lead a horse with ice cutting plow across a snow-covered ice field in preparation for...
Horse-pulled plow with men holding reins, possibly clearing a trail with a small plow, Ft. Hall camp...
A crew piking or poling sections of ice blocks from the field to the open channel. Pikes used in gu...
Marking plows were outfitted with guides to ensure that the ice field was scored straight. As many a...
Most horse-drawn marking plows had guides to ensure that scoring lines were straight and 22 inches a...
Horses were an essential part of the ice harvesting industry. Outfitted with sharp steel cleats kno...
Horse-drawn marking plows used a guide that was placed in the previous groove so that each scored li...
Three teams of horses are harnessed to plows. The first team has a man standing with his hands on th...
Two boys plow field with horse or mule. One boy drives the plow while the other boy inspects the plo...
Ice harvesters demonstrate the actual cut made by the ice cutting plow. Ice harvesters wielding ice ...
The reins to the horses are run through metal loops and tied together in front of the driver. He is ...
This is a four horse drawn team pullling a plow with an unidentified man driving them
Black and white photograph shows two men plowing land with the help of four horses.https://digitalco...
Harvesting quality ice depended on selecting the perfect field. Great care was taken to locate area...
Ploughing with a team of horses through heavy clay in middle England. The significance of ploughing ...
Ice harvesters lead a horse with ice cutting plow across a snow-covered ice field in preparation for...
Horse-pulled plow with men holding reins, possibly clearing a trail with a small plow, Ft. Hall camp...
A crew piking or poling sections of ice blocks from the field to the open channel. Pikes used in gu...
Marking plows were outfitted with guides to ensure that the ice field was scored straight. As many a...
Most horse-drawn marking plows had guides to ensure that scoring lines were straight and 22 inches a...
Horses were an essential part of the ice harvesting industry. Outfitted with sharp steel cleats kno...
Horse-drawn marking plows used a guide that was placed in the previous groove so that each scored li...
Three teams of horses are harnessed to plows. The first team has a man standing with his hands on th...
Two boys plow field with horse or mule. One boy drives the plow while the other boy inspects the plo...
Ice harvesters demonstrate the actual cut made by the ice cutting plow. Ice harvesters wielding ice ...
The reins to the horses are run through metal loops and tied together in front of the driver. He is ...
This is a four horse drawn team pullling a plow with an unidentified man driving them
Black and white photograph shows two men plowing land with the help of four horses.https://digitalco...
Harvesting quality ice depended on selecting the perfect field. Great care was taken to locate area...
Ploughing with a team of horses through heavy clay in middle England. The significance of ploughing ...
Ice harvesters lead a horse with ice cutting plow across a snow-covered ice field in preparation for...
Horse-pulled plow with men holding reins, possibly clearing a trail with a small plow, Ft. Hall camp...
A crew piking or poling sections of ice blocks from the field to the open channel. Pikes used in gu...