“Crystal Products of the Frost King:” Ice Harvesting and the Natural Ice Industry in New England
Fellowship Hall, Enfield Congregational Church 1295 Enfield Street (Route 5), Enfield, CTPhoto: The PA & HD Crombie Klondike Ice Company was located on Freshwater Pond in the Thompsonville section of Enfield. An unidentified worker, Peter A. Crombie, Sr., and Francis Crombie Sr., at age 11, are collecting ice on Freshwater Pond in this circa 1915 photo. North Main Street is in the background. Dennis Picard will[...]