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[Horse-drawn ice wagon and several persons, two with blocks of ice, standing in street in front of residence] – Antique Photo Print

[Horse-drawn ice wagon and several persons, two with blocks of ice, standing in street in front of residence], [1899 or 1900] — historic photograph
[Horse-drawn ice wagon and several persons, two with blocks of ice, standing in street in front of residence], [1899 or 1900]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Two people stand beside a horse-drawn ice wagon in a street, one of them holding a heavy block of ice, while a house stands behind them. Before electric refrigerators, households relied on delivered ice to keep food cold, so an ice wagon was a familiar sight in towns across the South. This image comes from a series of Georgia photographs assembled by W.E.B. Du Bois for the 1900 Paris Exposition, which set out to show Black life in the state through ordinary work and daily routines. The wagon and its load show a working trade, and the figures hold their poses with care.

Created / published[1899 or 1900]
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1900.Group portraits 1890-1900.Gelatin silver prints 1890-1900.
NotesIn album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 360. A microfilm surrogate is also available. Forms part of: Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures at the Library of Congress, 2005.
SubjectsAfrican Americans--Georgia--1890-1900. Ice industry--Georgia--1890-1900. Carts & wagons--Georgia--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,226 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-143677

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