Thousand Islands fisherman
The catch seems to be mostly muskies (muskellunge). Unknown fisherman, circa 1960s. Thousand Islands region in NYS. Related article, here.
Tag: summer
Inspection of troop tents at Pine Camp in Jefferson County
15th Field Artillery troops at Pine Camp during tent inspection, during World War I. Summer of 1918. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to the 10th […]
Farmer operating a small combine to harvest oats near Watertown
This McCormick combine both harvests and threshes oats. Circa 1970-1980. Precise location unknown but somewhere in Jefferson County. Photo taken by Watertown Daily Times staff photographer.
Woman bagging just-threshed oats near Watertown
This woman is bagging oats being fed into bags from steam-powered threshing machine (view complete operation in related photos). Circa 1940-1950. Photo from Watertown Daily Times staff photographer.
Steam powered threshing machine near Watertown
This steam powered threshing machine, with an engine that burned soft coal, was used to thresh oats (separate grain from chaff). This one is being operated by a man and woman: woman is near John Deere tractor filling bags with processed oats; man is feeding bundles of oats into the thresher. Circa 1940-1950. Watertown, NY […]
Carleton Villa farm on Carleton Island in the St. Lawrence River
Carleton Villa, also known as Wyckoff Villa, on Carleton Island in the Thousand Islands. This photo was taken by Alice Peebles Dungey. Her uncle, Clair Smith pictured here with a young calf, was a graduate of Cornell and was the manager of the Carleton Villa farm. Photo donated by Gordon S. Dungey, Alice’s son. 1914.
Plattsburgh training camp in Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh military training camp. Unidentified soldiers pose with cannon. Summer 1918. Donated by the Sheldon family. Plattsburgh, NY.
The old schools of Dexter
The old schools: on the left, Grade School, built in 1868; the High School was built in 1906. Photo circa 1915. Dexter, NY.
Beth Nutting’s last year teaching in Dexter
Beth Nutting is pictured with students during her last year of teaching, June 2006. Dexter, NY. Related article here; the audio clip is from that story and features Beth Nutting talking about her time as a teacher.
Construction of Presbyterian Church in Gouverneur
This is a photograph of the laying of the cornerstone for the new Presbyterian Church. 1892. Public fountain in park in foreground. Gouverneur, NY.