Women inside the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory in Watertown
The interior of the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory, located on 255 State Street. Circa 1928-1933. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
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Director of the Automotive Bureau with license plates in Watertown
Mrs. Helen W. Tucker, who was in charge of the Automotive Bureau, standing in front of a collection of New York State license plates at the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office. The licenses range in date from 1905-1939. 1939. Photo by John L. Warner. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
The nursing staff of the Saranac Lake General Hospital
The nursing staff of the Saranac Lake General Hospital. The General Hospital was built in 1913, when a week’s stay cost $10 per week. Use of the operating room was $5 per procedure. There was room for twelve patients at a time. Unlike much of the rest of the healthcare industry in Saranac Lake, General […]
Two nurses for the Trudeau Sanatorium in Saranac Lake
Miss Mann (left) and Mrs. Welles, two nurses who worked at the Trudeau Sanatorium, talking at the Reid House, which was the Trudeau Nurses’ Home. 1937. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.
A healthcare provider with a patient at Saranac Lake General Hospital
A healthcare provider at the Saranac Lake General Hospital attends to an unknown patient. The General Hospital was built in 1913, when a week’s stay cost $10 per week. Use of the operating room was $5 per procedure. There was room for twelve patients at a time. Unlike much of the rest of the healthcare […]
Telephone operators in Saranac Lake
A line of women working as telephone operators. Date unknown. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.
Vaudeville actress and film star in Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake’s tourism industry, made possible by the labor of villagers, brought some of the most famous people of the day, including Albert Einstein and Mark Twain. Pictured here is Olga Petrova, (left, in hat), a vaudeville actress, screenwriter and film star. Alongside her film career, Petrova was a champion of women’s rights and an […]
Two women at a bar in Saranac Lake
A bartender entertains two women. Circa 1940. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.
Esther Thompson on the farm in Flackville
Esther Thompson in homemade coveralls on the farm. Circa 1945. Flackville, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.
A postcard of the Hotel Saranac in Saranac Lake
A postcard showing the exterior of the Hotel Saranac. 1929. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of Historic Saranac Lake.