North Country At Work

The Forge House hotel on fire in 1924. Dozens of guests, employees, and residents watch from the lawn as the hotel burns. The Forge House sat on the Old Forge Pond. 1924. Old Forge, NY.

Volunteer firefighters battling the Masonic Temple fire, which occurred on January 23, 1953. Morristown, NY. Taken by Lewis R. Murray News Photography, Ogdensburg. Donated by Monsignor Anthony Milia, Watertown.

Firefighters on early fire engine, which was an International truck. At the Fourth Ward Hose House, which was built in 1875. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1920.

An early fire engine and firemen. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1920. Norris Jenkins collection.

Horse drawn fire hose wagon and firemen. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1910. Norris Jenkins collection, photo taken by Paris Studios.

Firefighters at work battling the Green Manufacturing Company fire on March 10, 1953. Man in foreground in plainclothes is Chief Leo LebBeau. Ogdensburg, NY.

Sherman School fire March 9, 1949. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1949.

Firefighters fighting a fire on the site of what was a grain elevator, September of 1890. Children play in the wreckage. Ogdensburg, NY.

Firefighters in action fighting the Seymour Hotel Fire, on ground and climbing into the building, which started at 7:52 A.M on February 19, 1948. The fire was out by 11:30 AM and incurred $20,000 in damage. Ogdensburg, NY.

Firefighting training at Alcoa. Taken September 30, 1948. Massena, NY.