Vargas Brothers Ice Harvesting

Photograph

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Vargas Brothers Ice Harvesting

Entry/Object ID

2016.157.15

Description

Black and white photograph of the Vargas Brothers Ice Company harvesting at ice at Sylvia's Pond in the winter of 1937 (2 copies). Handwritten on back: "19, 20, 21 Jan. 1937. 9 inch (start), 10 inch thick ice (finish). Lower house. Phil Button and George Sylvia in center. Joe Vargas III on left?" Second caption: "Vargas Pond - January 1937 - U.S. Rt. 1 - Stonington, CT. Pikemen J.A. Vargas III, Phil Button, George Sylvia and J. Fratus filling the wooden slides with ice cakes from the main channel."

Collection

Lighthouse Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1910 - 1937