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Lumberjacks of Native American ancestry in Harrisville

“Indian Lumberjacks” written on photo, picturing two young men (possibly Iroquois or Algonquin ancestry, likely from Awkwesasne) posing with axes near a felled tree.

Circa 1900-1910. Harrisville, NY.

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