"Ice Breakers" - Consumers Ice Company, Reeds Lake, 1894 - 1924. Book, 139pages. Compiled and edited by Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room, 2019. Ice Breakers. Monumental pencil drawing by Grand Rapids artist, Chris LaPorte, 2015. Drawing based on the 1910 photograph "Consumers Ice Company, Ice House Gang".

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Title

"Ice Breakers" - Consumers Ice Company, Reeds Lake, 1894 - 1924. Book, 139pages. Compiled and edited by Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room, 2019. Ice Breakers. Monumental pencil drawing by Grand Rapids artist, Chris LaPorte, 2015. Drawing based on the 1910 photograph "Consumers Ice Company, Ice House Gang".

Subject

Consumers Ice Company, 1894 - 1924 and the men behind the winter ice harvest. Also included in this compilation are articles on ice harvesting, winter ice sports and biographical information on Grand Rapids artist, Chris LaPorte, who in 2015, created the monumental pencil drawing, "Ice Breakers" which stands as a permanent monument to the men who worked for Consumers Ice Company.

Description

Consumers Ice Company, 1894 - 1924 and the men behind the winter ice harvest. Also included in this compilation are articles on ice harvesting, winter ice sports and biographical information on Grand Rapids artist, Chris LaPorte, who in 2015, created the monumental pencil drawing, "Ice Breakers" which stands as a permanent monument to the men who worked for Consumers Ice Company.

Creator

Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room/

Source

Various

Publisher

East Grand Rapids History Room

Date

2019

Contributor

Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room

Rights

cEast Grand Rapids History Room

Format

Digital

Type

Digital

Identifier

Digital

Files

Consumers Ice - Book of History to accompany Ice Breakers - 11 x 17 photos for Icebreakers history.pdf

Citation

Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room/, “"Ice Breakers" - Consumers Ice Company, Reeds Lake, 1894 - 1924. Book, 139pages. Compiled and edited by Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room, 2019. Ice Breakers. Monumental pencil drawing by Grand Rapids artist, Chris LaPorte, 2015. Drawing based on the 1910 photograph "Consumers Ice Company, Ice House Gang".,” East Grand Rapids History Room, accessed May 16, 2024, https://egrhistoryroom.omeka.net/items/show/72.