Two men, one is one of the Weir brothers, promoting Trotters on the Ice. Ice Trotting was a huge sport and pastime in the Adirondacks in the 18th and 19th centuries, and involved racing horse-drawn sleighs on ice. Trotters on the Ice had a large oval track, and racers competed for prize money. January of […]
A horse-drawn oil delivery wagon making a delivery for the Standard Oil Company. Circa 1910. Watertown, NY. Donated by Harrison Brownell. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
A man driving the Rochester Clothing Company delivery wagon meets a boy with a cart pulled by a donkey. Circa 1890. Near Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Two workers from the D.E. Van Wirt Construction Company with a horse-drawn dump wagon and steam roller. They are doing work for the Hudson Valley Railway Company. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Workers for the D.E. Van Wirt Construction Company doing work for the Hudson Valley Railway Co. using horses. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Workers for the D.E. VanWirt Construction Company working on a road project, using several dump wagons and teams of horses. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of Chapman Museum.
A crew of men hauling logs on a bobsled with a team of horses. Circa 1890. Keene Valley, NY. Donated by M. Lapine. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.
A group standing on top of a load of pulpwood on a horse-drawn sled. Pictured are Frances McDonald, Spencer Egglefield, Edith Crawford, and Austin Crawford. Circa 1910. Keene Valley, NY. Donated by Mary Trumbull. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.
A team of horses pull a load of pulpwood at the Lumber Camp III, called the Mutt and Jeff Lumber Co. The team belonged to Sam Glover and Ed Hall. Circa 1910- 1920. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.
Loggers with draft horses in the woods near Paul Smith’s Hotel. Circa 1910. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives
