North Country At Work

Exterior of Scruton’s Store in the winter. A woman and man stand in front of the store, the man posing with a sled on runners, which might be for sale. Circa 1900. Oswegatchie, NY.

Exterior shot of Forest Home, a boarding house/hotel with three stories. People pose on the first and second story porches. Circa 1907. Oswegatchie, NY.

Automobiles are lined up in front of the Ellsworth Hotel, which was owned and operated by Sam Spain. On the left is a passenger train pulling into the station, and in the background smokestacks. Circa 1916. Benson Mines, NY. Check out our story on the history of Benson Mines.

Thomas Basford’s store, a two story general store. Two horse-drawn bob sleds wait outside. Four people and a dog stand on the porch. Circa 1910. DeGrasse, NY.

The David Bullock homestead on Elm Creek. Pictured are the family posed in front of a log cabin and outbuilding. From left to right: David, Laura, and Daisy Bullock, and Elizabeth Carrykill Laura Mather. Circa 1870s. On Elm Creek in Stellaville, NY.

Orson Crane and Elvira Chamberlain Crane, pictured at their family farm at Chamberlain Corners on Madrid Road. Their son Walter is standing on a wagon hitched to a team of horses. Circa 1900-1910. Norfolk, NY.

Passengers aboard transportation steamer named the Algoma. The steamer is at the dock. Circa 1900-1910. Waddington.

Teachers in front of the Waddington school. Pictured (left to right) are Ida Charter (Latin teacher), Ruth Jobin, Hilda Healey, Sarah Brown (taught grades 1, 2, and 3), Louise Shaver (grades 4, 5, and 6), and Principal Dan Beaman. June 1928. Waddington, NY.

The exterior of the American House hotel, with employees and guests on the hotel porches; note the chambermaids standing on the second floor.  The American House Hotel was built in 1825 and torn down in 1916. It was located at the intersection of Main Street and Park Street in Canton, where the Post Office and […]

The Cheese Factory at Brasie Corners, a hamlet of the town Macomb. The factory was owned by Albert Hazelton. Pictured is Mr. Hazelton and his son Arnold, daughter Lois, and a hired helper, standing in front of the cheese factory and next to a large wooden water holding tank used to supply water to the […]