Refrigeration Collection

Siebe and Harrisons patent ice-making machine, 1862. This machine was patented by James Harrison in Australia in 1859, and the design was then improved by Augustus Siebe & Co of London in 1861

Migrant shed worker, Northeast Florida, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

London Ice Carts, 1850. Creator: Unknown
London Ice Carts, 1850. Science has lent her aid to the refinement, in multiplying the means of producing artificial cold with the rapidity of machinery; yet, the demand for the natural material has

Inspecting a freight train from Mexico for smuggled immigrants, El Paso, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inspecting a freight train from Mexico for smuggled immigrants. El Paso, Texas

Migrant shed worker, Northeast Florida, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Freight moving east near Odessa, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freight moving east near Odessa, Texas

The International Exhibition: Siebes patent ice-making machine... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Siebes patent ice-making machine, from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Diesel switch engine moving freight cars... South Water street... Illinois Central R.R
Diesel switch engine moving freight cars at the South Water street freight terminal of the Illinois Central R.R. Chicago, Ill. [Refrigerated wagon]

Mr. J. Benjamins daughter waiting on a customer in her fathers store, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Mr. J. Benjamins daughter waiting on a customer in her fathers store

Dock stevedores packing and icing fish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock stevedores packing and icing fish at the Fulton fish market

Ice which is used to store fish on boats that bring their catches into Fulton... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Ice which is used to store fish on boats that bring their catches into Fulton fish market

Ice truck with ceiling prices listed on the side, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Ice truck with ceiling prices listed on the side

Icing the hold of a ship at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Icing the hold of a ship at the Fulton fish market

Street scene in the Negro section, Jacksonville, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Jacksonville, Florida. Street scene in the Negro section

Icing barrels of fish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Icing barrels of fish at the Fulton fish market

Ice used to store fish in ships, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Ice used to store fish in ships

Advertisement for Frigidaire fridges, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for Frigidaire fridges, 1936. Magazine advertisement by The Cooling Equipment Company Limited in Lahore, India, promoting fridges as the ideal Christmas present for your wife

Lieut. Evans and Nelson Cutting a Cave for Cold Storage, 12 January 1911, (1913). Petty officer Edgar Evans and biologist Edward W Nelson making an ice-cave

Ice man making his morning deliveries in West 10th Street, New York, USA, c1910s-c1930s(?)

Workers in a cold store at Modern Foods, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1973. Artist
Workers in a cold store at Modern Foods, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1973

Cutting and storing ice on the Hudson River, New York, USA, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 16th January 1875

Milkman, North London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Milkman, North London, 1926-1927. Milkman delivering Londons safest milk. Most people didn t have fridges at this time. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

An ice man with his cart, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Unloading frozen meat from Australia, South West India Dock, Millwall, London, 1881. Interior of the hold of the Catania, which sailed on 28 August from Sydney with nearly 120 tons of meat

Steam-powered ice elevator, Hudson River near New York, USA, 1875. An elevator for raising blocks of ice from the river level into insulated storehouses where they would be stored for summer use

Ice stall in the market, Georgetown, Demerara, Guyana (British Guiana), 1888. Artist: Amedee Forestier
Ice stall in the market, Georgetown, Demerara, Guyana (British Guiana), 1888

Cutting ice on the St Lawrence river, Canada, using a steam-powered saw, 1894. In the background on the right are insulated sheds used to store the ice for use in the summer

Ice gathering on the Hudson River near New York, USA, 1875. Horse-drawn cutters used to cut blocks of ice. In the background are insulated warehouses for storing ice for summer use

Storing ice in insulated sheds at Charless Ice Store, Chelsea, London, 1861. In cold weather the London poor collected ice for which they were paid between 12p and 70p per cart of 2 hundredweight

London ice carts, 1850. In cold weather the London poor collected ice for which they were paid between 12p and 70p per cart of 2 hundredweight, depending on the severity of the weather

Refrigeration: sectional view of an ice house. It consists of a pit dug and lined with brick, which is a poor conductor of heat, and roofed with thatch for the same reason

Jack Frost; or, the Future Universal Provider, 1881
Cartoon on the future importance of refrigeration. The figure of Jack Frost is shown in a room containing rows of frozen fish and meat hung from hooks. From Punchs Almanack for 1882

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