THE ICE INDUSTRY OF NEW YORK.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.195

Description

Engravings of storage and transport of ice; eight images; image at top left: workers load ice blocks into wagons; line of buildings at left with men pulling blocks of ice down wooden planks; line of wagons opposite; figures move blocks with hooks; figure at center trims ice block using axe; masts of shops at upper left; city buildings at upper right; at bottom left printed, "DISTRIBUTING TO THE WAGONS."; image at top center: large windowless building at river; four chutes run from upper story of building to barges anchored below; at bottom center printed, "ICE HOUSES ON THE HUDSON."; image at top right: tugboat pulls six barges; Palisades and second tugboat pulling barges in distance; at bottom center printed, "DOWN THE RIVER TO NEW YORK."; image at center left: barge next to large ship; at bottom center printed, "SUPPLYING AN OCEAN STEAMER."; image at center: horse drawn wagon filled with ice; wagon sits on low platform; figure in adjacent building; at bottom right printed, "WEIGHING A LOAD."; image at center right: figure at back of loaded ice wagon; woman with baby in doorway at left; group of children at bottom left; at bottom right printed, "SMALL CUSTOMERS."; image at bottom left: loaded ice wagon; figure at left holds ice block with tongs; axe rests against truck; woman at bottom right waits with bucket; adjacent figure prepares to load ice into bucket using tongs; at bottom left printed, "DELIVERING UP TOWN."; image at bottom right: workers pull ice blocks out of trucks and slide blocks down plank into basement of building; at bottom left printed, "FILLING A CELLAR."; at bottom center printed, "THE ICE INDUSTRY OF NEW YORK.--DRAWN BY F. RAY.--[SEE PAGE 565.]; at top left printed, "562"; at top center printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; at top right printed, "VOLUME XXVII., NO. 1445."; text on verso.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

F. Ray

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Aug 30, 1884

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/8 in

Width

11-1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 11 1/16 in. (41 x 28.1 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is brown at edges; page cut from journal; loss at bottom left corner.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B8

Note Type

Department

Note

Library