North Country At Work

A young worker with the super calendar machine inside the St. Regis Paper Mill. Circa 1950s. Deferiet, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

The “new village” built by the St. Regis Paper Company to house workers at the plant. Circa 1901. Deferiet, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

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

A man in front of the graphite mill in Johnsburg. Circa 1910. Johnsburg, NY. Photo courtesy of The Adirondack Museum

The Johnsburg Graphite Mill. Circa 1920.  Johnsburg, NY. Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.

The Delbert Allen Mill, a steam mil. Circa 1900. Bakers Mills, NY. Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.

Interior of a paper mill. Two men put finishing installation of the tissue paper machine. November 15, 1978. Carthage, NY.

Employees of Carthage Machine Company.  Back row standing: Unknown, William Heath, George Johnson. Second row from back: Tom Johnson, George Suttleth, Frank Leach, Carl Johnson, Will McManus, H. Rothenberg. Row three: unknown, Jud Pierce, unknown, Henry LaFluer, George Fraser, Ivan Hemmings. Fourth row: Harry Johnson, unknown, Alex (?), Cal Osbourn, George Whaling, John Blackwell, Harry […]

Exterior of an Island Paper Company building under construction. Located on an island in the Black River between Carthage and West Carthage. Circa 1916. Carthage, NY. Donated by Jim Smith of Carthage, NY. Courtesy of the Town of Wilna Historian’s Office Collection.

Workers inside the engine room of the Island Paper Company in Carthage.  Located on an island in the Black River between Carthage and West Carthage. A large horizontal steam engine is in operation. Pictured among the men are Ed Allen and Chet Erhart. Circa 1916. Carthage, NY. Donated by Jim Smith of Carthage, NY. Courtesy […]