Loggers at Kings Falls on the Deer River. Some of the men pictured are George Mulvaney, Bill Abrams, Andrew Downey, Tom Gilroy, Jim Whalen, George Whalen, Henry Casey. Photograph by M.L. Merriman. 1893. Denmark, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Pulp mill and dam on Moose River. Pulpwood piles on right. Handwritten on photo: “PULP MILL AND DAM McKEEVER N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. McKeever, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Steam powered log conveyor which removed logs from river and loaded onto wagons. Staging area on the Oswegatchie River at the Jack Works. Circa late 1890-1900. Harrisville, NY. Photo donated by Jim LaParr.
Early 1900s logging operation near Harrisville.Logging crew poses with team of horses and a big load of logs. Circa 1900. Photo donated by Jim LaParr.
Logging camp that James O’Neil ran in the Town of Webb, right where St. Lawrence and Lewis counties meet. Circa late 1800s. James O’Neil is Jim LaParr’s great, great uncle.
Man using swede saw (bowsaw) to cut pulpwood. Possibly a family member of the LaParrs. Harrisville, NY. Photo donated by Jim LaParr.
Men load logs onto flatbed train cars using a coal-fired Barnhart steam loader mounted on a flatcar. Logs in the foreground, Red Onion Boarding House and horse barn in the background. 1900- 1920. Newton Falls, NY.
Men secure a log stack atop a truck at a logging camp in Elk Lake. Louis Wright is among the men. 1938. North Hudson, NY.
Logging crew secures a stack atop a truck at Elk Lake. Louis Wright is among the men. 1938. North Hudson, NY.
Louis Wright and other logging crew members at an Elk Lake logging camp. Circa 1938. North Hudson, NY.
