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Learn how ice was harvested from the Illinois River for home use before commercial refrigeration.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., publisher.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ice industry--Illinois--Illinois River--History.
Ice industry.
Genre:
Short films.
Educational films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (3 minutes)
Place of Publication:
Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2019.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Hauling ice Down the Illinois River. History of cutting ice in the 1900s.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed January 25, 2022).
OCLC:
1340917562

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