Vacated Rand Yard Ice House
Dublin Core
Title
Vacated Rand Yard Ice House
Alternative Title
Rand Yard Ice House
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Ice industry--United States
Buildings--Florida
Description
Rand Yard Ice House, located on Rand Yard Road in Sanford, Florida in 2003. The ice plant was built in 1926 by the Mountain Ice Company of Chicago, had a 700 ton storage capacity, operated 24 hours a day, ranked second in the U.S. for ice production, and was once Seminole County's largest building for somet time. During the late-1800s, individual ice factories were comprised of a machine room, boiler room, ice store, loading platforms, and other office space. Large cans were used to mold the ice. When ice was needed, workers would operate a crane system to carry the ice block into a warm water bath where the ice could be removed from the reusable can. Although working at an ice plant was known as dangerous and hard work, employees enjoyed a steady well paid job. By 1928, the Rand Yard Ice House employed 73 African-American workers.
Source
Original black and white photograph published by EYESEEIMAGES: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Publisher
EYESEEIMAGES
Date Created
ca. 2003
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph published by EYESEEIMAGES.
Is Part Of
Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Ice Houses of Sanford Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
African Americans of Sanford, page 57.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
369 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.801031, -81.274659
Temporal Coverage
2003-01-01/2003-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience Education Level
SS.K.A.1.2; SS.K.G.2.1; SS.1.A.1.1; SS.1.A.2.2; SS.1.E.1.4; SS.1.G.1.5; SS.2.A.1.1; SS.2.G.1.2; SS.3.A.1.1; SS.3.G.1.1; SS.3.G.2.6; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.E.1.2; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.5.G.1.4; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.7.G.2.3; SS.8.A.1.2; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.8.G.4.4; SS.912.A.1.1; SS.912.A.1.4; SS.912.A.6.15; SS.912.A.7.12; SS.912.A.7.17; SS.912.G.1.2; SS.912.G.1.4; SS.912.G.2.1; SS.912.W.1.3; SS.912.W.1.6
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by EYESEEIMAGES .
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the EYESEEIMAGES and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.
Wallis-Tayler, Alexander James. Refrigeration, Cold Storage and Ice-making: A Practical Treatise on the Art and Science of Refrigeration. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1902.
Hiles, Theron L. The Ice Crop, How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice: A Complete Practical Treatise for Farmers, Dairymen, Ice Dealers, Produce Shippers, Meat Packers, Cold Storers, and All Interested in Ice Houses, Cold Storage and the Handling or Use of Ice in Any Way. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1893.
Sanford Historical Society, Inc. Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
External Reference Title
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Vacated Rand Yard Ice House,” RICHES, accessed October 15, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/609.