Cutting ice on Tuthill Pond, opposite Duryea's. 1930

Name/Title

Cutting ice on Tuthill Pond, opposite Duryea's. 1930

Entry/Object ID

ARC.0065

Description

Photograph of men and children cutting blocks of ice from Tuthill Pond, Montauk, New York. Note with photograph reads: Large house on hill was home of Benjamin Tuthill, son of Capt. Edwin Tuthill. Horses were hired from Emil Gardell with special cork shoes so they could walk on ice. A horse would plow with a series of blades across the ice and lay out a grid, cutting the ice about halfway through.

Made/Created

Date made

1930

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Gift

Copyright

Type of License

None

Copyright Details

Public domain.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Combines duplicates #65 and #157.