62 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip shows the harvesting ice from lakes near Barrow, Alaska. Narration describes the harvesting, processing and use of ice for drinking water and other domestic purposes.
Dog team hauls a sled filled with ice blocks down middle of street; businesses shown include a laundry, a saloon, a barbershop, Mrs. McDonald Fancy Dress Making and Ladies' Tailoring, Dr. J. L. Benson (Dentist), Dr. Hurdman, and Dr. Good; sign in...
Title from caption: "Carving ice in the Yukon River at Ruby, Alaska. 5 ft. 8 in. thick, Mar. 1, '13." Postcard is postmarked Ruby, Alaska on Mar. 29, 1913 and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. R.R. no. 7 Hopkin [Hopkins] Co....
31 second film clip, black & white/silent, of men cutting ice. The men cut the ice with saws and haul it away using a small sled or sledge pulled by an old fashioned truck.