A stationary threshing machine set up outside the McGregor barn. Bundles of oats are being fed into the thresher. The straw is being blown directly into the barn while the oats are bagged beside the second Ford tractor. Three neighboring families, the Barneys, Hunters, and Hollisters, shared the threshing machine. They went to each family’s […]
Malcolm McGregor with his new Case tractor on the McGregor farm. 1948. Hammond, NY. Photo donated by Jennifer McGregor.
MaryAnn Spavins-Owen in her shop, Winged Camel Metalworks. She and her husband, John Malcolm Owen, have been making metal pieces and sculptures for over forty years from their home studios. Pierrepont, NY. Photo taken by Amy Feiereisel in 2017. For more on Winged Camel Metalworks, read the full story here.
Soper Brothers, Fred and Norris with propeller-powered ice sled on runners, that they rigged up out of old car parts, with a propeller and engine. In the Soper garage building opposite the mill. Circa 1920s. Hammond, NY. Read our story on the Soper Brothers here.
Interior of the DeGrasse River Paper Company, pictured are paper machines. Photo by Henry M. Beach. 1910. Pyrites, NY. Photo courtesy of the Canton Historian’s Office. Check out our story on the boom (and bust) of Pyrites here.
Ross Young on a John Deere Bulldozer he used for logging. 1960s. Harrisville, NY. Photo courtesy of Ross Young. Check out our story on Ross and his life as a logger in the early-mid 1900s.
Inside the Carbola plant, bagging talc powder based products. Circa 1910s. Natural Bridge, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Diana Historical Museum. For more information, check out our story on the Carbola Talc Plant.
Martin Bregg puts apples into a grinder in Norfolk. This is a stage in the process of making apple cider, which he sells locally. Photo by Amy Feiereisel. 2017. Norfolk, NY. Check out our story on the cider business here.
Making rolls of paper in the interior of the Potsdam Specialty Paper Company. Photographer is Sophie McKibben. 2015. Potsdam, NY.
A worker in the interior of the Potsdam Specialty Paper Company. Photographer is Sophie McKibben. 2015. Potsdam, NY.
