Vargas Brothers Ice Harvesting

Photograph

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Vargas Brothers Ice Harvesting

Entry/Object ID

2016.157.16

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: "Jan 1937. Sylvia's Pond. Upper Ice House. Joe Vargas Sr. near front of slides." Second caption: "Pikemen at the foot of the inclined slides at the Upper Icehouse are left to right, J. Santos, Joseph Vargas, Jr. (working supervisor) and G. Sickler."

Collection

Lighthouse Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1910 - 1937