North Country At Work

Concrete sidewalk construction on Dorsey Street; the stone wall was built to support the sidewalk. Circa 1910. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, November 23, 2002

Workers pouring concrete to construct a freestall barn. Circa 1970. Lisbon. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.

A man riding a new kicker hay baler on 5 Mile Line Road. Mid-1960s. Lisbon, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.

Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Press is a Davidson Dualith Duplicator Model 241, c. 1950. It could be used both for offset lithographic printing, or for relief printing from cast plates. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson

Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Machine is a cast-iron powered paper cutter built by Oswego Machine Works in 1903. Originally designed to be powered by belt and pulley from a central shop motor, its own massive 3-horsepower motor was attached c. 1930. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson

Poet (and small press publishing partner) Allen Hoey (left) examines printed proofs. Artist and press operator Paul Davison looks on. Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Photo: Dale Hobson

Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Adjusting enlargement on a vertical graphic arts camera. A home made darkroom extension closes in the top, containing a home made vacuum back for holding film sheets flat. It was powered by an antique Electrolux home vacuum cleaner. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson

Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Machine is a cast-iron powered paper cutter built by Oswego Machine Works in 1903. Originally designed to be powered by belt and pulley from a central shop motor, its own massive 3-horsepower motor was attached c. 1930. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson

Bob Sauter, engineer for North Country Public Radio, installing early translator in a refrigerator in Long Lake. Around 1988. Long Lake, NY. Donated by North Country Public Radio.

Barb Heller with new switchboard at North Country Public Radio’s Payson Hall offices. 1990. Canton, NY. Donated by North Country Public Radio.