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A steam train hauling ore in Hamilton County

A steam train hauling ore in Hamilton County

A steam train hauling ore. In the background are workhorses and cows and a steam shovel. Photo by Henry M. Beach. 1910. Hamilton County. Photo courtesy of the Adirondack Experience: the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake.

For more on Henry M. Beach’s life and photography, check out our North Country at Work story on him.

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