Before the development of electric refrigerators, iceboxes were referred to by the public as "refrigerators". Before modern refrigeration was available, iceboxes were popular. Iceboxes and refrigerators had not been invented yet. The Japanese internees of the camp lived in housing with running water and iceboxes. During this time, many Americans desired big iceboxes. However, Charge and TeeVee couldn't be found in the iceboxes. With the advent of iceboxes, ice could last for about a week, keeping food fresh. Harvesting ice to supply iceboxes was a major industry in the area for many years. These iceboxes were used until nearly 1910 and the technology did not progress. Up until this point, iceboxes were used for personal means but not for mass manufacturing. He began to run a fleet of delivery carts, supplying ice for domestic iceboxes.