North Country At Work

Exterior of box factory, with workers, including Willard Steele (standing to right of man sitting on stump). Circa 1885. Philadelphia, NY.

Construction of the village park in Philadelphia, Crescent Park. Circa 1910s. Philadelphia, NY.

Keller’s Gas Station was located on the corner of Main and Sand Streets. It was owned by Kenneth Keller, who later owned Keller’s Meat and Grocery Store. Circa 1930s. Note soldier in uniform on right. Philadelphia, NY.

Donald and “Doll” (the horses) drawing milk cans to a Philadelphia cheese factory, driven by unidentified man. 1930. Philadelphia, NY.   Check out our series on the changes in dairy transportation here.

Woman with her chicken flock. Tending the chicken flock was traditionally women’s and children’s work on the farm. Circa 1920s. Philadelphia, NY area.

Unidentified farmers with child and horse-drawn mowing machine. Circa 1920s. Philadelphia, NY area.

Father Fults tills with a two-horse hitch pulling drag harrow on his farm outside Philadelphia. June 1920. Philadelphia, NY.

Families load property and cattle onto trucks as part of the evacuation to make room for Pine Camp (military training site) in 1941. Near Philadelphia, NY.

Unidentified family standing in front of G.A. Rebyor & Son International Harvester Power Farm Equipment truck. Circa 1915. Philadelphia, NY.

This exterior of a chair factory from about 1900 shows how factories used the river to bring logs in via a chute. Dam in foreground. Circa 1900. Philadelphia, NY.