A two-horse treadmill powering a buzz saw, being used to cut firewood by a crew of five men, in late fall or winter. Brick structure (most likely a school or public building) in background. Written on the treadmill is: A. W. Gray’s Sons Horsepower, Patented and Manufactured By A. W. Gray’s Sons, Middletown Springs, Vermont. […]
Walter A. Wood foundry and blacksmithing shop, located next to the Jay covered bridge. Behind the (unidentified) man are a bobsled being repaired, a spare buggy wheel, and other wooden parts. 1890-1900, Jay, NY. Donated by Bill Johnson.
Aerial view of logging road leading to the “skid head,” where logs were loaded onto bobsleds to be transported out of the woods. This photograph captures the whole process of loading logs. Men rolled logs down onto bobsleds attached to horses; teamsters waited their turn to load. Pictured are a hauling sledge, logs and lumber, […]
Printing and distributing newspaper feature section, Saranac Lake, NY. “Weekender run” at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise offices on Broadway Street in Saranac Lake, NY. Donated by Susan Doolittle. Circa 1975-1990. Saranac Lake, NY. Check out our story on lead printing at the Enterprise, or listen to a short clip from Phil Gallos, who worked at […]
Don Renadette mounting a metal plate on the hot type press at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise offices. Flat metal printing plates were shaped to fit over the metal rollers of the rotary press. Circa 1971-1975. Saranac Lake, NY. Donated by Susan Doolittle. Check out our story on lead printing at the Enterprise.
Old rotary newspaper press being dismantled at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise offices. 1973. Saranac Lake, NY. Donated by Susan Doolittle. (Unidentified workers.) Check out our story on lead printing at the Enterprise.
Moving winter firewood in Essex County, NY. Samuel Starbuck driving John Deere Model MC two-cylinder bulldozer, hauling logs for firewood in winter of 1978. A can of chainsaw gas on top of the firewood. Chestertown, NY. Photo taken by Curtis Pack. Donated by Caroline H. Fish, former town historian for Chestertown, NY.
Holby shovel in Harmony Mine of the Mineville mines, used to load ore into cars for transportation out of the mine. Operated by Witherbee Sherman & Company. 1918. Mineville in the town of Moirah, NY. Unknown worker.
Art Rivers pulling out the last retort at the Gas House in Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1920. Wondering what a “retort” is? It’s a vessel that was used in the distillation/manufacturing of gas from other materials (e.g., coal).
Factory using a giant steam engine (on left) which powers all the factory equipment, including an electric dynamo to generate electricity. Workers posed in front of steam engine. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1900.
