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.
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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.
Loaded stagecoach at the Fort William Henry Hotel in Lake George
Overloaded stagecoach in front of the Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George. Stage of E. Putman and Co. traveling the Glens Falls, Lake George, and Chestertown Route. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1878. Lake George, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Men ferry a wagon across Cedar River in Indian Lake
Men ferry a horse-drawn wagon across Cedar River on a log raft. Two men on the left are holding to the rope to guide the ferry across. 1890. Indian Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Men and horse on a cable ferry across the Hudson River
Ferry across the Hudson River below the Glen. Two bearded men stand on either side of horse and wagon. Man at right holds on to rope cable across the river which the ferry is attached to. 1894. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
William Schoonmaker with his horse at the watering trough on the Griffin Farm in Indian Lake
William Schoonmaker and horse at the watering trough on the Griffin Farm. Log barn in background on right. 1910. Indian Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Horse-drawn carriages wait outside the train station in Thendara
Horse-drawn carriages lined up along the plank sidewalk outside the Thendara Station of the Fulton Chain. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1909. Thendara, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Six-horse stagecoach in front of Paul Smith’s Hotel in Paul Smiths
Six-horse stagecoach filled with passengers in front of Paul Smith’s Hotel; probably guests on porch. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. 1880. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
The Hoffmeister brothers stacking hay in Morehouse
The Hoffmeister brothers stacking hay near Morehouse Lake. Man on right uses hay rake to steady pile. Photograph by Grotus Reising. Circa 1895. Morehouse, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Men with a horse-powered threshing machine in Johnsburg
Four men and a horse on a treadmill driving the early threshing machine which does not have a mechanical elevator or blower as later threshers did. One of the men is Henry “Hank” Hewitt. Photograph by Osmond Putnam. Circa 1880. Johnsburg, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.