North Country At Work

The Inlet Welding Shop. Circa 1930s. Inlet, NY. Photo donated by Jean Bird. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Bob Eldridge in Eldridge’s Garage. Circa 1980s. Indian Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

A Lynn snowplow plowing snow. Art and Nancy Storer are on the left. January 26, 1941. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Cleaning up the Encon helicopter crash at Pillsbury Mountain. Circa 1968. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Clean-up of Encon helicopter crash at Pillsbury Mountain. Circa 1968. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Unloading windmill blades at the Port of Ogdensburg. Pictured from left : Fikret Kukavic – manager, Jim Armstrong – conductor, Dustin Baxter – brakeman, Tony Zeledon – mechanic, and Mike Streit – engineer. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 2011. Photo by J. Hebda.

A shipment of windmill blades coming in to the Norwood Junction, delivered by CSX Transportation. Circa 2011. Norwood, NY. Photo by J. Hebda.

A miner moves ore car wheels in the Don B shaft of the Republic Steel Company. Mineville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Bert Bruno operating mining hoist equipment inside a Republic Steel Company mine. Mineville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Worker inside the Republic Steel Company’s A & B powerhouse. Mineville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.