The ice factory

Dawn.com Published July 21, 2011

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This set of photographs from May 11, 1956 beautifully documents a busy "ice factory" in Lahore. Workers toil with heavy machinery, twist valves and pull chains to produce large blocks of precious ice. They then load them onto horse drawn "tongas" to be transported and sold. - Photos from CAP/shot & donated by FE Chaudry

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safia naz

Jul 21, 2011 07:21pm

this is not a tonga but it is called a Rehra in Lahore. These rehras were the main source of distributing the ice to the different shops and corners for ice in the city.

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mahmood

Jul 21, 2011 11:53pm

To be technically correct these carriages were called tam tam and not rehras. Rehras were drawn by donkeys and still used to transport bulky material.

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Mazhar Iqbal

Jul 22, 2011 12:04am

In 3rd & 4th slide, in the Background is Tolintel Market, its on the corner of Mall Road & Anarkali, Lahore, it was recently saved from being demolished. It has been renovated, and presently in green and yellow color, In my young age, we use to go a lot to this market, it was kind of Mini Departmental Store ( Super Market)

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MJI

Jul 22, 2011 01:26am

The one pulled by donkey is called "Rehree" like the little/smaller form of something in this case smaller form of Rehra.

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Ajay Nair

Jul 22, 2011 08:45am

We still have Singer in India... Advert in the far background.. Is it still existant in Pakistan ??/

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