North Country At Work

Five men standing in front of the printing press at Morning Star. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

A group shot of Morning Star workers in the printing room. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Men gathered around a paper milling machine at a local paper mill. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Inside the Kendrick and Brown lumber Company factory on Lawrence Street. Men work with planning and shaping machines. An elaborate system of ducts removes the sawdust as they work. 1900- 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Men using steam drills to begin construction on the Spier Falls Dam. 1901. Lake Luzerne, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Heavy equipment operator Leo Reynolds stands next to a crane at Trout Lake. 1963. Trout Lake, NY, Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.

Howard Pelletier of North Creek, an independent logging contractor, showing family member Lois Pelletier and unknown friend how he cuts down trees in his woodlot. Photo 3/4 in series. Circa 1960. North Creek, NY. Photo donated by Susan P Rawson

Two employees of Frink Snowplows stand next to the largest V-plow produced by the company. The plow was headed to a town in northern Maine. The design of the V-plow was invented by Karl Frink, and the company was a major employer in Clayton from 1920-2000. Clayton, NY. Circa 1980. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

Four men, two on top of the Frink snowplow and two riding the wings, plow through deep snow. Clayton, NY. Circa 1930 -1940. From the Thousand Island Museum.

A crane places the sign on the Super Duper, a grocery store in West Carthage, NY. December 19, 1979. Bridge Street in West Carthage, NY. Courtesy of the Town of Wilna Historian’s Office Collection.