North Country At Work

Two men and a horse in front of the Moore Blacksmith Shop. Both men are wearing blacksmithing aprons. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.

Interior of Clark General Store in Crary Mills. Post office mailboxes at left. Pictured from left to right are: Harold S. Clark, Carl Clark, and unknown man. Circa 1920. Canton, NY.

Pictured are J.H.McIntosh Boots and Shoes on the left, and Mangin’s Confectionary and Fruit Stand on the right. Mangin stands between his wife and nephew to the right of the fruit stand. Kip’s photography studio in basement. Circa 1900. Canton, NY.

Laurence Eldridge Monument Works and employees stand among marble monuments. The business shared the building with E.E. Stevens Harness Shop. Posters on the exterior of the building are of professional boxer John L. Sullivan. 1890-1900. Court Street in Canton, NY.

Four people (possibly owners and employees) pictured in a dressmaking and tailor shop. The store’s goods include bolts of fabric, petticoats, and collars. From left to right are: G.W. Lewis, Harry Nolan, Nellie O’Brian, and Alice Haley (Guyett). Circa 1910. Canton, NY.

Five employees of Cleveland Austin Dry Goods Store are pictured in the interior of the store which sold books, watches and clocks. There are two women and three men—behind the counters on either side of the long center aisle. Unknown if any of those pictured were the proprietor or owner. Photo donated by Clayton Seamans […]

Henry Bullis in front of his grocery store, which was located on the south side of Main Street in Canton. Note the advertisement for Pillsbury’s Flour on the right side of the storefront. Also, the front windows are reflecting the facades of the buildings located across Main Street. Circa 1910. Canton, NY.

(From left to right) Art Mayne, Lawrence Putney, and Frank Harper inside a feed store. Sacks of grain are loaded on hand cart to move. The chutes for filling bags and scales for weighing them are shown. Store was later owned by the Aldrich family. Circa 1920. Lisbon, NY.

Stan Dwyer, Doris Dwyer (child) and Lottie Dwyer stand outside the S.P. Dwyer store (located next to the Lisbon Post Office). Note the Texaco gas pump on the right side of the building. Circa 1920s-30s. Lisbon, NY.

The interior of the Ellis Cigar store with owner/proprietor Tufic Ellis behind the counter. Ellis was Lebanese or of Lebanese ancestry. Circa 1930s -1940s. Carthage, NY.