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Inside the engine room of the Island Paper Company in Carthage

Inside the engine room of the Island Paper Company in Carthage

Workers inside the engine room of the Island Paper Company in Carthage.  Located on an island in the Black River between Carthage and West Carthage. A large horizontal steam engine is in operation. Pictured among the men are Ed Allen and Chet Erhart. Circa 1916. Carthage, NY. Donated by Jim Smith of Carthage, NY. Courtesy of the Town of Wilna Historian’s Office Collection.

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