North Country At Work

A load of loose hay being pulled by a team of horses. Circa 1920-1930. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

Bringing in loose hay on the Bacon Farm on East De Kalb Road with a team of horses, Sanford Bacon is on the left. 1948. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

Two men and their horses pulling riding rigs, posing in front of De Kalb Junction High school. Circa 1900 to 1910. De Kalb Junction, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.

A farmer with a milk can in his wagon. Circa 1910-1920. Town of De Kalb, NY.

William Ayres Hurlbut with his peddlers cart. The cart financed the purchase of farms for William and his two brothers. Circa 1870-1880. Town of DeKalb, NY. Read more about this story and peddling in the North Country here.

Men and a wagon in front of the blacksmith shop on Main Street. Circa 1906. Richville, NY.

A stagecoach and its owner on Main Street in Richville. Circa 1906. Richville, NY.

People pose in front of the William Walker General Merchandise store on the left; horses hitched up to a wagon are in front of the post office on the right. 1907. Richville, NY. Photo by Henry M. Beach.

A three-horse hitch pulling a grain binder to harvest oats on the Stowell Farm on Hitchcock Road. Circa 1930s. Town of De Kalb, NY.

The Union Hotel, originally built in 1863 by Clark Goulding, was sold to Patrick Green within a year. The building was destroyed by fire in 1887. Stage coaches transported people arriving by railroad to multiple destinations in the town. De Kalb Junction was home to 41 railroad employees in 1870 half of whom boarded at […]