Bulkley Ice House

Title

Bulkley Ice House

Subject

Icehouses
Ice industry-- Connecticut-- Fairfield
Businesses-- Fairfield

Description

Ice blocks were floated to this icehouse, and loaded onto a conveyor which moved them into storage. The ice was insulated with sawdust to help it last until it was needed for household iceboxes. The Bulkley family operated the Sasaco Lake Ice Company, delivering ice to local stores.

Source

Photograph file, Fairfield -- Business general -- Sasco lake Ice (B.F. Bulkley) Southport

Rights

Fairfield Museum and History Center, all rights reserved. Please contact us for information about reproductions.

Format

JPEG; three 4 x 3" prints and duplicates.

Files

SasacoIceHarvest.jpg

Citation

“Bulkley Ice House,” Fairfield Photos, accessed March 29, 2024, https://fairfieldmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/47.

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