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Moving ice on the Old Forge Pond

Moving ice on the Old Forge Pond

A group of men work to harvest ice on the Old Forge Pond. In the foreground, where the ice has been cut, men with peevees (peaveys)–an ice-handling tool–move chunks of ice towards a conveyor belt. Circa 1910-1920. Old Forge, NY.

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