Ice cutting, St. Lawrence River at Montreal, QC

Alexander HendersonAbout / vers 1870

Before the invention of the modern refrigerator, blocks of ice were harvested from frozen rivers and streams for use in domestic iceboxes.

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Title: Ice cutting, St. Lawrence River at Montreal, QC
Creator Lifespan: 1831/1913
Date: About / vers 1870
Type: Photographie, Photograph
Titre: Découpage de la glace sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent à Montréal, QC
Photographer: Alexander Henderson
Description: Avant l'invention des réfrigérateurs modernes, les blocs de glace découpés sur les cours d'eau gelés approvisionnaient les glacières des citadins.
Credit line: Gift of Miss E. Dorothy Benson, Don de Miss E. Dorothy Benson
Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/MP-0000.1452.40
Medium: Silver salts on paper mounted on card - Albumen process, Sels d'argent sur papier monté sur carton - Papier albuminé

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