A view of the businesses on the south side of Ridge Street, with the Half Way Brook ice wagon of the Hovey Fruit and Ice Company in front. The wagon was owned by Charles A. Hovey. The businesses you can see are: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., and Lapham & Parks, flour, feed, […]
A horse-drawn sled mounted trolley on Glen Street in winter. Car of the Glens Falls, Sandy Hill and Fort Edward RR. Circa 1885. Glens Falls, NY. Photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Workers use a horse-drawn wagon to haul away waste at the Rogers Garnet mine. Circa 1920. North River, NY. Photo courtesy of the Johnsburg Historical Society Archives
Lyle Yerman (right) and Frank Ritz in the woods on Bald Mountain, where they trapped the bobcats pictured to sell. Circa 1930- 1940. Near Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.
A conductor and the station dog at the railroad station in Clayton, NY. Like many North Country towns, the railroad was a vital part of the Clayton economy, bringing tourists to the riverside community. Circa 1930. From the Thousand Islands Museum.
The New Windsor Hotel, in Clayton NY. The hotel was originally called the Potter House and was constructed prior to 1884 by Mr. A. Potter. It was later called the West End while under the proprietorship of John Unser. In the 1890s, it was refurbished and called the New Windsor, which burned down in 1906. […]
Exterior view of the Lake Clear Junction Post Office. Two men and a dog in front. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Lake Clear Junction, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Men loading horse-drawn bobsled with ice blocks. 1930- 1940. Photograph by Ferris Jacob Meigs. In the Adirondacks region, NY. From the Ferris Meigs Logging Photograph Collection: Andrews Donation, courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Stagecoach in front of Brooks Hotel. Circa 1880s-1890s. Lake Pleasant, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Road plowing with oxen and horses outside the Wadsworth Hotel. Oxen were very common in Hamilton County and Hope at this time. Circa 1890-1920. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
