North Country At Work

Store exterior of the Harry Benjamin Kent Jewelry and Shoe Store. August 2, 1922. Philadelphia, NY.

Interior of the Henry Benjamin Kent Jewelry and Shoe Store, possibly Mr. Kent behind the counter. Circa 1910. Philadelphia, NY.

Harley McAllester in front of Ashley’s Market and Restaurant. Circa 1940s. Philadelphia, NY.

Claude L. Preston, shoe store owner/salesman. Circa 1910. Heuvelton, NY.

Unidentified man in front of Millinery and Fancy Dry Goods store, which was built by George Seaman and later owned by the Lanning Family. Finally demolished by Henry Ferris in the fall of 1912. In the spring of 1913, Henry Ferris built a new store, which became Doug’s Tavern. Circa 1900. Heuvelton, NY.

George Haydon’s Flour, Feed and Grocery Store on State Street which later became the site of a gas station. Pony cart and horse drawn delivery wagon out front, which bears the title “Pleasant View Farm, Sanitary Milk.” Circa 1890s. Heuvelton, NY.

Unidentified people of Heuvelton in front of Hurlbut and Preston’s Boot and Shoe Parlor, which was located on Main Street in  Heuvelton, next to Pickens Hall. Circa 1890s. Heuvelton, NY.

“Busta” Fergerson and Herb Sloan working in a Heuvelton grocery store. Note the Hershey chocolate bar (bottom right), Rice Krispies and Wheaties (between the men), and Coca-Cola sign on the right wall. Circa 1940s. Heuvelton, NY. Photo donated by Allen and Ann Sloan.

Unidentified shop clerk in a Heuvelton grocery store. According to the sign above the door, he was selling fresh buttermilk for five cents a glass. Also for sale: Wonderbread and Vicks Cough Drops (bottom right), Kellogg’s Cornflakes (bottom left) and tea from Japan (sign hanging from ceiling). Circa early 1930s. Heuvelton, NY.

Interior of a Heuvelton butcher shop, featuring the butcher in his white apron and the counter where he would wrap packages of meat. Circa 1920. Heuvelton, NY. Donated by Allan and Ann Sloan.