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The Heritage Museum of Orange County, formerly the Exploratory Learning Center and the Discovery Museum of Orange County, is a historical museum in Santa Ana, California. In addition to being a museum, it also functions as an events center and educational program host.
Idaho Ice and Cold Storage Company – former ice company in Lewiston, Idaho [1] Ice Lab; Just Chill - operating out of Ballarat & Geelong in Victoria, Australia, manufacturer of ice in the region for over 30 years. Kalgoorlie Brewing and Ice Company; Knickerbocker Ice Company – was an ice company based in New York State during the 19th century
The ice trade, also known as the frozen water trade, was a 19th-century and early 20th-century industry, centering on the east coast of the United States and Norway, involving the large-scale harvesting, transport and sale of natural ice, and later the making and sale of artificial ice, for domestic consumption and commercial purposes.
Santa Ana's location within the Orange County watershed. Santa Ana is nested on flat, low-lying plains with little land elevation change. Running through the west end of the city is the mostly channelized Santa Ana River, which is also largely seasonal due to the construction of the Prado Dam and Seven Oaks Dam. The river caused several severe ...
Iceman in Berlin, 1957. An iceman is someone who sells or delivers ice from a wagon, cart, or motor-truck.. The profession was formerly much more common than it is today. From the late 19th century to mid-20th century, in cities and towns icemen would commonly make daily rounds delivering ice for iceboxes before the electric domestic refrigerator became commonplace.
The last block of ice was harvested from Rockland Lake in 1924 and the Knickerbocker Ice Company closed to the public. Two years later during the demolition of the remaining icehouses, one that was still filled with sawdust to insulate the ice caught fire and destroyed almost all of Rockland Lake Village.
The ice house entrance, Eglinton Country Park, Scotland. Various types and designs of ice house exist but British ice houses were commonly brick-lined, domed structures, with most of their volume underground. Ice houses varied in design depending on the date and builder, but were usually conical or rounded at the bottom to hold melted ice.
Ice blocking is a recreational activity in which individuals race to the bottom of a hill sitting on large blocks of ice. In the United States ice blocking is thought to be regional, occurring in the West. The only equipment needed is some large blocks of thick ice and clothing, preferably padded.