Tufic Ellis, proprietor, outside the Ellis Cigar Store (which also sold ice cream and newspapers). The store was connected to the front entry of the Grand Union Hotel. Ellis was Lebanese or of Lebanese ancestry. Circa 1950s. State Street in Carthage, NY.
Art Caldwell (left) and Paul Hastings are behind the counter, inside the A&P Grocery Store. Note prices of various items, like IVORY soap, at 17 cents a bar; or tinned salmon for 21 cents. 1938. Carthage, NY.
Rita Taylor is in her overalls, which she wore for her job pumping gas at the service station. Her mother-in-law, Gertrude Jock, stands next to her. Circa 1940s. Carthage, NY. Photo donated by Jim Taylor to the Town of Champion Archives.
Rita Taylor worked at this gas station as an employee and is pictured dressed in her “street” clothes, posed in front of large tires in front of the gas station. She had stopped by to pick up her paycheck. Circa 1940s. Carthage, NY.
Nolan’s Boston Store “The Store That Saves You Money” during a Big Bargain Sale. Circa 1900-1910. Carthage. NY. From the Bob Blondin Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
F.B. Gates Gas Station, with proprietor standing next to gas pump. Circa 1920s. Carthage, NY. From the Bill Blunden Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
Four men inside Nolans Dry Goods Store in Carthage. Note wooden floor, pressed tin ceiling and shelving and display cases that line the long narrow interior. Circa 1890-1900. Carthage, NY.
Automobile dealership or repair shop in Carthage. Circa 1910-1920. Carthage, NY.
Ray Bell’s meat market and grocery in West Carthage, circa 1920s. Pictured are three male butchers and four of the female employees on the sidewalk in front of the storefront. From the Bell & Arnot Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
Interior shot of the A&P. Circa 1920s. Carthage, NY. From the Bell & Arnot Collection in the Town of Champion Archives. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of America book Around Carthage and West Carthage.
