Hotel worker about to milk a cow in Saranac Lake
Unidentified hotel workers, one with pail getting ready to milk the cow. Early 1900s. Photo donated by Ralph Kelly. Saranac Lake, NY.
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Game protectors and forest rangers with elk at Northwoods Club in Schroon Lake
Game protectors Black Dwinal and Toby Tyler with Forest Rangers Jeb Garfield and Alex Stowell at the Northwoods Club (formerly known as The Adirondack Preserve Association for the Encouragement of Social Pastimes and the Preservation of Game Forests). The elk was 550 pounds with an 11 point rack. Elk went extinct in the Adirondacks in […]
Saint Lawrence Marble Company shipping dock in Gouverneur
Blocks of marble stacked for shipping on dock at Saint Lawrence Marble Company. Marble would be loaded into wooden boxcars to be sent to different locations (one boxcar owned by Wabash Railroad, one owned by St.Paul-Minneapolis company). Three teams of oxen, one team of horses, and an individual horse being used to move blocks. Circa […]
Saint Lawrence Marble Company interior block gang in Gouverneur
A block gang—both men and oxen—at work with slab saw at St. Lawrence Marble Company quarry, circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY.
Saint Lawrence Marble Company oxen team in Gouverneur
Saint Lawrence Marble Company oxen team and teamster, drawing slab of marble on a track. Circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY.
Club Restaurant in Gouverneur
This photo of the Club Restaurant, located at 8 Church Street, managed at the time by F. D. Moore, was taken circa 1910-1920. Note stuffed animals on walls, including a deer, parrot, owl, and squirrel. Gouverneur, NY.
Ed Stone plowing with mules in Dexter
Ed Stone, using walking plow with mules. Circa 1915. Dexter NY.
Mule-drawn bus in Philadelphia
Red and white spotted mule team were a familiar sight in the town of Philadelphia from 1908-1918. The bus was purchased from the St. Lawrence Inn and was used to haul mail from the Eagle Hotel to the Depot. Photo taken on Main Street in front of old Lovejoy House. Karl Hart drove the mules […]
Tending chickens in Philadelphia
Woman with her chicken flock. Tending the chicken flock was traditionally women’s and children’s work on the farm. Circa 1920s. Philadelphia, NY area.
Stagecoach in front of Eagle Hotel in Philadelphia
Mule-drawn stagecoach in front of the Eagle Hotel. Circa 1900. Philadelphia, NY. The audio clip is of Frieda Kent, who volunteers at the Philadelphia Historical Society, she talks about the Eagle Hotel and Philadelphia’s bustling days in the time of railroads.