Bobsled load of pulpwood on Chazy Lake in Dannemora
Two horses pull a loaded bobsled on Chazy Lake. Driver is on top of the logs. Photograph by Ernest W. Blue. 1906. Chazy Lake in the Town of Dannemora, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
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Man stands atop enormous load of logs on a bobsled in Brandreth Park
Man standing on top of an enormous load of logs. Four men stand to the right. A single team of horses pulls the bobsled. Operations of the Mac-A-Mac Lumber Corporation. Written on photo: “NO. 8. BIG LOAD, MAC-A-MAC. CORP.N. ON THE LANDING. BRANDRETH. N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Brandreth Park, NY. Courtesy […]
Seven horse-drawn bobsleds loaded with pine logs being pulled through the Adirondacks
Seven sleds loaded with large white pine logs being pulled by horses through the snow. Mountains in the background. Written on photo: “Hauling Pine in the Adirondacks.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Adirondack region of NYS. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Enormous pile of logs at a skidway in Brandreth Park
People and horses by log pile. In spring, “key log” would be taken out and all of the logs would roll into the water so to be “driven” downstream. Operations of the Mac-A-Mac Lumber Corporation. Handwritten on photo “AT THE BIG SKIDWAY. BRANDRETH, N.Y. MAC A MAC.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Brandreth […]
Men load ice blocks onto horse-drawn bobsled in the Adirondacks
Men loading horse-drawn bobsled with ice blocks. 1930- 1940. Photograph by Ferris Jacob Meigs. In the Adirondacks region, NY. From the Ferris Meigs Logging Photograph Collection: Andrews Donation, courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
John Buyce Blacksmith Shop in Speculator
John Buyce’s blacksmith shop. Circa 1870s-1880s. Speculator, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
The Brooks Hotel in Lake Pleasant
Stagecoach in front of Brooks Hotel. Circa 1880s-1890s. Lake Pleasant, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Man with horses at Politsch Place in Benson
George Politsch with his horses Molly and Flora at Politsch Place, which used to be the town post office. Circa 1917. Upper Benson in Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Ice cutting on Lake Piseco in Arietta
An ice-cutting wagon in Higgins Bay on Lake Piseco. Circa 1900-1920. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Farmer Burr Mason in Benson
Farmer Burr Mason. June 4, 1940. Benson, NY. Photo donated by Art Storer. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.