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Ice Harvesting Machine
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Three-quarter view from left rear of an ice harvesting machine on a frozen lake. The sled legs are in tracks in the snow, and the circular saw is shown cutting through the ice which has a light covering of snow. In the background on the left is a wooden fence on the lake.
circa 1920-1929
Schoelkopf, L. F.
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W0135C3
WHi 114079
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Brand New Ice Harvesting Machine
circa 1920-1929
Left side view of a brand new ice harvesting machine sitting on a frozen lake covered with snow. The machine is sitting over tracks and cuts in the ice, probably made by the machine. In the backgro...
Ice Harvesting Machine
circa 1920-1929
A man stands near an ice harvesting machine on a lake. A label on the machine reads: "Wisconsin." There is open water behind him, and in the far background is a tree-lined shoreline.
Auto Wash Building
1924
View up ramp towards the "Auto Wash" entrance door of a brick building using the Air-lec pneumatic door opening system invented by Louis Schoelkopf.
The Schoelkopf Air-Lec Manufacturing Facility
1922
Interior view of the Schoelkopf Air-Lec Manufacturing facility at 320 N. Third Street. A number of signs on the back wall describe the Air-Lec's features.
Air-Lec Button
1922
Air-Lec automatic door opening button, which reads: "Schoelkopf Mfg. Co. Madison, Wis. AIR-LEC Opens or Closes Doors Automatically PRESS."
Ford Model T Touring Car Stuck in the Snow
1920
A man sits in a Ford Model T touring car which is stuck in the snow on a hill in a rural area.
