At first glance, this appears to be an ordinary structure. No signage, no identifying features. Just a building photographed in Cold Spring Harbor sometime between 1885 and 1914.
The title identifies it simply as an ice house.
The photograph, titled “Ice house in Cold Spring Harbor, L.I.”, is part of a larger collection documenting buildings and street scenes across Long Island and Brooklyn.
From the original catalog record:
- Date created: 1885 to 1914
- Photographer: Daniel Berry Austin
- Collection: Photographs depicting buildings and street scenes across Long Island and Brooklyn during that period
- Format: Platinum photographic print measuring 12.5 x 17 cm
- Repository: Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy at the New York Public Library
The catalog description identifies the subject as an ice house located in Cold Spring Harbor. It is categorized under:
- Long Island (N.Y.)
- Icehouses
- Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.)
No additional historical details are provided about the structure, its ownership, or its use beyond the title and subject classification.
The image remains part of the New York Public Library’s digital collections.
- Image ID: 1663889
- NYPL Catalog ID: b10593986
- UUID: 79c28af0-c637-012f-a7f4-58d385a7bc34
The library notes that copyright status could not be conclusively determined, and use is subject to applicable law.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the New York Public Library Digital Collections, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, “Ice house in Cold Spring Harbor, L.I.” (c. 1885–1914), Photo by Daniel B. Austin.
