In the days before modern refrigeration methods, ice was harvested from Polson Bay by cutting chunks and then taking it by horse-drawn sleighs to sites where it would be stored under layers of sawdust.
Creator
unknown
Genre
photographs
Type
Image
Date Original
1910
Subject
Flathead County (Mont.); Polson (Mont.); Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.); Flathead Lake (Mont.); Ice