Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Britton's Ice Pond] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Almstaedt, Isaac |
Date |
ca. 1885 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print on orange cardboard mount. View of Clove Lake, Staten Island; the lake is partially covered by ice. Several men are working on the ice, using long tools to cut it into large blocks. The lake is surrounded by bare trees. Printed inscription on the reverse of the mount: "STATEN ISLAND GEMS. / I Almstaedt. / PHOTOGRAPHER. / Publisher of Photographs of Staten Island Scenery. / TOMPKINSVILLE, S.I. / A large stock of Staten Island Views constantly on hand. Large sizes, Stereo- / scopic and Cards." Identified by a previous cataloger as Britton's Ice Pond. (Keywords: New York, Women-Owned Business) |
Print size |
4 x 6.625 |
Acquisition |
Collection of the Staten Island Historical Society |
Ownership and History |
For many years, Elizabeth Anna Britton (1835-1912) operated her own business at Clove Lake, producing and selling ice. An article in the Richmond County Advance on September 3, 1887, described her ice house: "The fine new ice house recently constructed by Mrs. E.A. Britton on the Clove Road, containing all the latest and most improved modern appliances, including steam-hoisting apparatus, is one of the finest and largest buildings of the kind in the County, and was built for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the constantly increasing business of this enterprising firm." |
Earliest Date |
1880 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
Ice industry Lakes & ponds |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Britton, Elizabeth Anna |
Catalog Number |
PH01.0092 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |