Robert Maclay (merchant)
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Robert Maclay was an American merchant, business executive, and civic activist. He engaged in real estate and banking in New York City and was appointed to various posts having to do with urban develo
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Knickerbocker Ice Company
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The Knickerbocker Ice Company was an ice company based in New York State during the 19th century.
Robert Maclay (merchant)
…York City and was appointed to various posts related to urban development. Upon the death of his father-in-law, Alfred Barmore, he became president of Knickerbocker Ice Company, the largest ice company in the country. On April 14, 1892, Maclay was appointed as a member of the Rapid Transit Commission. From 1891 until his death…
The ice trade around New York; from top: ice houses on the Hudson River; ice barges being towed to New York; barges being unloaded; ocean steamship being supplied; ice being weighed; small customers being sold ice; the "uptown trade" to wealthier customers; an ice cellar being filled; by F. Ray, Harper's Weekly, 30 August 1884