North Country At Work

First barber shop in Tupper Lake. Note oil lamps. Circa 1880. Tupper Lake, NY.

Roland E. Douglas (owner) stands by barber’s chair in the Downtown Barber Shop.  Interior of Downtown Barber Shop. 1935. Lake Placid, NY.

Interior view with worker, Home Telephone Co. The company was founded in Clinton County in 1907. It became the Northern New York Telephone Co. in 1921 and New York Telephone  in 1932. Circa 1910-1920. Clinton County in New York State. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Two employees at a desk inside the offices of the Northern New York Telephone Corporation. Circa 1920s. Unknown location in Clinton County. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Press Republican composition room on Clinton Street in downtown Plattsburgh. The newspaper itself was printed in a building across Protection Alley behind their Clinton Street offices. 1910s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

The County Courthouse interior with staff. Date unknown. The building in downtown Plattsburgh exists today but no longer hosts court proceedings. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Plattsburgh Business Institute instructor. The institute was located at 32 Oak Street from 1939 to 1957. Plattsburgh, NY. Courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Association, Brewer Collection.

Woman working in the office of Champlain College. One of the Associated Colleges of Upper New York, the college was located at the Plattsburgh Barracks. It offered a two year program of education to returning servicemen post WWII. Late 1940s or early 1950s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Men and women working in the office of Champlain College. One of the Associated Colleges of Upper New York, the college was located at the Plattsburgh Barracks. It offered a two year program of education to returning servicemen. Late 1940s or early 1950s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Women working in the office of Champlain College. One of the Associated Colleges of Upper New York, the college was located at the Plattsburgh Barracks. It offered a two year program of education to returning servicemen. Late 1940s or early 1950s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.