Gary Pierce turns a bowl in Long Lake
Gary Pierce turning a bowl on a lathe in his workshop. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Gary Pierce. Click here for our story on Turner and his quest to make the perfect wooden bowl.
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Bob Jones sands a wooden duck in Cranberry Lake
Bob Jones sands a duck on a rotating belt sander. January 2024. Cranberry Lake, NY. Photo by Ana Williams-Bergen. Check out our story on Bob Jones, who has been crafting wooden duck decoys for over 50 years.
Kent Gregson in a snow groomer in North Creek
Kent Gregson in his snow groomer at Gore Mountain. 1980s. North Creek, NY. Photo courtesy of Kent Gregson. Click here to check out Gregson’s story about taking a friend for a sunrise trip up Gore Mountain in the groomer.
Women with sewing machines at Serfis Glove Company in Wells
Women working at the Serfis Glove Company. Workers kept a bag of cut gloves by their side, ready to sew, and were paid by the pair. Most women also had commercial sewing machines in their homes and would do additional work at night or on weekends. March 6, 1956. Wells, NY. Photo courtesy of Bruce Wright.
Men with steam shovel at Barton Mines in North Creek
Barton Garnet Mine pit foreman Stewart Brown and unknown man with a steam shovel in mine pit at Gore Mountain. Circa late 1930s or early 1940s. North Creek, NY. Photo courtesy of Judy and Jason Brown.
Man inside J&J Rogers Company acid plant in Au Sable Forks
John Vollmer inside the acid plant of the J&J Rogers Company’s pulp mill. He was the “lead burner” who did all of the lead work during the construction of the plant. Au Sable Forks, NY. Photo by Charles Derby. Courtesy of Elsa Voelcker. Click here to read or listen to our three-part story on the rise and […]
Men inside J&J Rogers Company wood room in Au Sable Forks
Workers inside the wood room at the J&J Rogers Company’s pulp mill. From left to right: Frank Ashley, Alex Aubin, William Hopkins, and wood room foreman John Miller. Circa 1894. Au Sable Forks, NY. Photo by Charles Derby. Courtesy of Elsa Voelcker. Click here to read or listen to our three-part story on the rise and fall […]
Child mows lawn at Singer Castle in Chippewa Bay
One of Gerald Heath’s sons mows the lawn at Singer Castle on Dark Island, where Heath was the caretaker. Circa 1950s or early 1960s. Chippewa Bay, NY. Photo courtesy of Doug Heath.
Caretaker Gerald Heath with lawnmower in Chippewa Bay
Gerald Heath with lawnmower at Singer Castle on Dark Island, where he was the caretaker. Circa 1950s or early 1960s. Chippewa Bay, NY. Photo courtesy of Doug Heath.
Rebuilding a bridge in Hogansburg
Rebuilding a bridge. Hogansburg, NY. Photo from the Akwesasne Cultural Center Museum archives.