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;StillImage
Date Original
1910
Subject
Flathead County (Mont.); Polson (Mont.); Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.); Flathead Lake (Mont.); Ice
Rights Management
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Contributors
Fugleberg, Paul
Contributing Institution
North Lake County Public Library, Polson, Montana
Geographic Coverage
Western Montana
Digital Format
image/tiff
Digitization Specifications
Scanned on an Epson Perfection V500 PHOTO scanner at 400 dpi, 24-bit color
