North Country At Work

Students—and staff?– working in the machine shop located in Old Main at the Clarkson School of Technology. Circa 1910. Potsdam, NY.

Before the invention of modern refrigeration, ice was stored in warehouses along the Raquette River for use through the year. This crew from Cornell & Son watched for the weather conditions to be just right, toward the end of January, when the ice would snap and crack with a loud boom. Then, working night and […]

Pictured is farrier Bill Balling on the job, shoeing the hoof of a draft horse in Waddington. Bill Balling, whose home is in Hermon, worked as a farrier all over Saint Lawrence County , trimming and shoeing the hooves of horses, from riding horses to draft horses to hobby horses. Photo taken circa the mid-1990s. Waddington, NY. […]

Pictured is farrier Bill Balling on the job, shoeing a draft horse in Waddington with a shoe that he cast. Bill Balling, whose home is in Hermon, worked as a farrier all over Saint Lawrence County , trimming and shoeing the hooves of horses, from riding horses to draft horses to hobby horses. Photo taken […]

Pictured is farrier Bill Balling on the job, trimming the hooves of a draft horse in Waddington. Bill Balling, whose home is in Hermon, worked as a farrier all over Saint Lawrence County , trimming and shoeing the hooves of horses, from riding horses to draft horses to hobby horses. Photo taken circa the mid-1990s. […]

Spencer Morgan and child Kellogg Morgan pose with a team of horses seeding ground with a hoe drill. Circa 1910. Hermon, NY.

Workers pose with a steam operated drag saw. A drag saw was an early type of powered saw used to cut firewood. A large iron kettle in the foreground held a water supply for steam engine. Circa 1890-1910. Hermon, NY.

A man preparing the ground for planting on a farm field in Hermon. Circa 1900-1910. Hermon, NY.

Eric Proulx shows off the inside of a TLPD cruiser, one of two Ford Interceptor SUVs. Each has a radio, computer, lighting equipment and sirens, plus a patrol rifle, shotgun and a radar unit in the front. Gear stored in the back includes a medical bag, road flares, cones, measuring tape and a defibrillator. 2017. […]

Head Coach Bill Tavares in the outdoor, covered section of the USA Luge shop. 2017. Lake Placid, NY. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. For more on how the USA Luge team constructs their sleds, read the full North Country at Work story.