North Country At Work

Seven employees at work in the Electric Light Building, designed by Louis Wetmore. Circa 1930. Ridge Street, Glens Falls. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Helen Stoddard framing photos in Stoddard’s Studio. Circa 1880. Glens Falls, NY. Photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Women working in the laboratory of the Imperial Paper & Color Corporation. Circa 1950. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

A group of people, including nurses, knitting  socks at the Red Cross. Circa 1917. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

People shopping at Fowler’s Department Store on Glen Street. Circa 1950. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

A view of the interior of the Boston Store Co., showing salespeople at the counters and merchandise on display. Circa 1900. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Women working in an outdoor kitchen at Camp Pine Knot, while two men sit at the table. One woman feeds fire in woodstove while the other pumps water. Circa 1880. Raquette Lake, NY. Photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Katie Cross standing by her house holding buff knitted slippers. Katie knitted slippers and sold them. Buff knitting is a unique Adirondack craft, which Katie worked to preserve. Circa 1980. Johnsburg, NY.  Photo courtesy of The Adirondack Museum. 

The Women’s Exchange, which Mlle. Roberta McLeod Figuet ran at the old Neighboorhood House. Circa 1920s. Keene Valley, NY. Donated by Mlle. Figuet. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Two unidentified women outside Hulls Lumber Camp. Men sharpen axes on a grindstone in the background. 1900. Keene Valley, NY. Donated by D. Price. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.