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1972.76.10  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.
Buena Vista and Spring Brook Icehouses and Pond, Tunxis Road, West Hartford
1972.76.10 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Buena Vista and Spring Brook Icehouses and Pond, Tunxis Road, West Hartford

Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 9 13/16in. (21 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionLarge windowless wooden building on the bank of a pond. The bridge-like structure at the far right is probably a wooden conveyor belt for bringing the ice into the icehouse in the winter. Utility poles are at the left near what appear to be two freight cars. Inscribed beneath image: "Buena Vista Ice House and Pond Trout [crossed out] Spring Brook Ice Company Tunxis Road."
Object number1972.76.10
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