The original Forge House hotel. A horse-drawn wagon in front of the entrance was used to transport people and baggage. The buckboard wagon style was invented in the Adirondacks, to carry passengers and gear. The style was soon adopted throughout rural America. Circa 1870-1880. Old Forge, NY. Taken by George H. Pollard of Boonville, NY.
Men piling logs using horses and an early cable hoist in Brandreth in the Town of Webb. Circa 1910.
Caption on the photo reads: Here’s one that should tickle you! On the old Raquette Lake Railroad, division 14 in 1915. Engineer was Joe Gantner who ran out of water and rather than let the train master know about it, borrowed the baggage man’s horse and got towed. We bet that after leading this horse […]
Written on the photo is: Northern Adirondack Railroad, Moira to Tupper Lake. 1890. Pictured is a stagecoach drawn by 4 horses on the right, and a station wagon on the left, with N.A.R.R. painted on its side (short for Northern Adirondack Railroad). Circa 1890.
Man rolling a log onto a stack of logs using a peavey. Behind him are horses that skid the logs out of the forest. Circa 1950s. In the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb.
Man skidding logs with a horse, for Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation. Circa 1950s. In the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb.
Man driving team of horses with bobsled piled with cut logs during winter. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Webb, NY.
Fred Becker (driver) with his team of horses and buggy, meeting two female guests at the Fair View Station, which was a flag stop on the Raquette Lake River. Circa 1890-1900. Town of Webb, NY.
Eugene McCarthy working as a flagman directing car/horse traffic crossing the railroad tracks. 1914. De Kalb Junction, NY.
Sowing grain using a four horse hitch on a grain drill. (Note photographer’s shadow in lower left corner.) Circa 1900-1910. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.
