Two bark structures with inhabitants posing outside. Building on left was temporary housing, structure on right possibly for storage. These structures were built of large sheets of bark and were used to house loggers in the late spring/early summer, when loggers would be stripping trees of their bark. Circa 1880-1890. Town of Diana, NY. This […]
Early bark building used as temporary shelter, with inhabitants out front. These structures were built of large sheets of bark and were used to house loggers in the late spring/early summer, when loggers would be stripping trees of their bark. Woman in doorway was likely this lumber camp’s cook. Circa 1880-1890. Town of Diana, NY. […]
Kellogg Station Stage Coach riding away from the Windsor Hotel, drawn by six horses and carrying at least twelve passengers. The Windsor Hotel and coach were owned by Mr. Orlando Kellogg. Circa 1900-1910. Elizabethtown, NY.
Early automobiles lined up outside the Stevens House (a hotel) in Lake Placid. Note that all automobiles in this photo have gas lights; Cadillac introduced electric lights in 1912. Circa 1905-1912. Lake Placid, NY.
Waiter and waitress staff at the Windsor Hotel, owned by William Kellogg, in Elizabethtown. Circa 1900-1910.
Ben Stetson (center), owner of the Deers Head Hotel, posing with guests outside the hotel. Circa 1910-1920. Elizabethtown, NY.
Stagecoach pulled by four horses arriving at the Stevens House in Lake Placid, loaded with passengers. Note that it is all women in the coach, and all men riding on top. Stage coach is elaborately painted with stag head and forest scenes. Circa 1900-1910. Lake Placid, NY. Photo by L.E. Shattuck.
Bartlett’s Hotel, which was located on the Saranac River in the Adirondacks, with people posed on front porch. 1883. Tupper Lake, NY.
The Wayside Inn was built in 1869. Guests are posed on the second floor porch, and employees are posed on the ground level. Little girl in carriage pulled by a team of goats outside the gate. Circa 1870-1880. Lake Luzerne in Warren County. Photographer was Seneca Ray Stoddard.
River View Cottage boarding house, run by Elsie Pharaoh Brown, who was married to river guide Captain George William Brown. Photo donated by Barbara Brown, who is the granddaughter of Elsie and George Brown. Circa 1900-1920. Morristown, NY.
