An Old Fridge in Minnesota

A few weeks ago I was in Minnesota, staying at the Wildwood Lodge, Oakdale and came across this. I didn't know initially what it was. Some kind of oven? Another guest noticed me looking at it quizzically and told me it was a 100 year old fridge. It worked by putting ice in the TOP of the fridge and food in the FRONT and onto circular metal shelves. The cold air from the ice would go down and cool the food.  Very smart indeed. Though it does poses the question, where did the ice come from?