A small group of men stand around a large square space of water where they have harvested the ice. There is a building blowing steam in the background and several bluffs.
A crowd of people is working to cut chunks of ice from the river; the bluffs are in the background. There is some cutting equipment in the frontal portion of the card, and farther back on the river there appears to be a team of horses helping men cut…
Some men are working a piece of equipment that has cut a long strip of ice, about five feet wide, from the river - leaving the dark water visible. The building behind them is namedThos. J. Mulcrew Co.
In the office area of a larger room, a man, dressed in a suit, wearing a light colored straw hat and holding a cigar in one hand and a pencil in the other, is seated next to a desk. A male employee of the establishment appears to be writing on a…
The building in the foreground is the Custom House and Post Office. Constructed in 1858 of cut limestone, this three story building held the offices of the Surveyor of Customs, Post Office, Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. District Court. Arches…
A stone bluff hangs over a valley, and appears to have its middle section beginning to collapse. The same bluff has appeared in several other photos, recognizable thanks to its distinctive shape.
A stone bluff hangs over a valley, and appears to have its middle section beginning to collapse. The same bluff has appeared in several other photos, recognizable thanks to its distinctive shape.