A steam train hauling ore. In the background are workhorses and cows and a steam shovel. Photo by Henry M. Beach. 1910. Hamilton County. Photo courtesy of the Adirondack Experience: the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. For more on Henry M. Beach’s life and photography, check out our North Country at Work story on him.
Turkey Day in 1905. Farmers are waiting in line with their turkeys towards the railroad station, where turkeys were appraised and bought. A car load of knocked down boxes would arrive to be distributed to the different buyers. These boxes were large enough to hold eighteen medium-sized turkeys in the first two tiers and four […]
The Potsdam Depot had been scheduled for demolition when the partial bypass of downtown Potsdam was constructed. Public pressure resulted in a successful effort to move and preserve the structure, which is now the home of an Italian restaurant, Mama Lucia’s, a few hundred feet from its original location. Circa 1980. Potsdam, NY.
New York Central Engine #1798 is posed with a train of ore cars ready to be unloaded into the processing mill. Circa 1910-1920. Stellaville in the Town of De Kalb, NY.
James Hotaling posing with his horse drawn stagecoach in front of train tracks. Written on the coach is: Hotels and Residences. This stagecoach transported people between the train depot and hotels in Hermon and Russell; Trout Lake was a popular destination. Note “old-fashioned” long dresses and short capes of the two older women standing next […]
Adirondack & Saint Lawrence Railroad depot main office. H.F. Timmerman, superintendent, and W. R. Davidson, agent. A telegraph machine and telephone are on the shelf behind the men, and a ticket stamper is on the left. 2:56 pm on Tuesday, September 8th, 1914. Hermon, NY.
Adirondack and St. Lawrence R.R. Station, image from a postcard which was sold at the Conant Drug Company store in Hermon. The station depot building is still standing today, though no longer used for passenger or freight stops. Circa 1910-1920. Hermon, NY.
The No. 9 log train actively loading logs with a steam hoist. 1909. Wanakena, NY.
Seven car passenger train pauses at De Kalb Junction for lunch. Eleven man crew poses with New York Central engine number 3782 while passengers have 20 minute lunch break at De Kalb Junction hotel. At least three African American crew members. Circa 1900. Town of De Kalb, NY.
The track repair crew of the Adirondack and St. Lawrence Railroad prepare for a days work. Pictured (left to right): Will Bishop, Will Ackerton, Glen Gladle, Osie Simmons and George Sopher. 1920. Town of Hermon, NY.
