North Country At Work

William Arnot driving his Arnot Hardware Delivery Wagon, doing home deliveries, circa 1910s. Carthage, NY. From the Bell & Arnot Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.

Workers pose in front of the Jones and Son Coal Company, located at the bottom of State Street Hill near the railroad tracks. Unidentified men are seated in a two-horse drawn wagon on the unpaved street.  Circa 1900-1910. Carthage, NY.

Workers pose standing and on a horse drawn wagon in front of the Meyer & Farrar door and sash factory, built on the banks of the Black River. It was built to replace the factory that burned in the fire of 1884. This photo was taken circa 1900-1910. Carthage, NY. Check out this North Country at […]

During World War II, George Metzger helped the war effort by cutting wood.  This picture of a half dozen men, two teams of horses, a wood wagon on runners, and an old truck was taken on his farm on the Avery Road. Circa 1940. Carthage, NY. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and […]

What was formerly known as Parker Laundry was purchased in August 1915 by George Scribner and became the Carthage Laundry.  It handled commercial, hotel and family laundry.  The main building was located on North School Street near Francis Street.  Pictured is the horse-drawn laundry carriage, which picked up and dropped off laundry around town. Photo […]

Logging on the Griffin Tract. Two heavily loaded bob sleds bring logs out of the woods. 1900-1910. Wanakena, NY.

This is a Real Photo Postcard produced by Henry M. Beach, titled: A Model Lumber Camp in the Adirondacks. It pictures a group of workers posing with teams, snow plows and road sprinklers at a logging camp. Possibly a Rich Lumber Company camp as they owned the forests around Wanakena, NY. Circa 1910. Photographer was […]

Vic McPhee’s bob sled loaded with 5781 board feet of logs in the Adirondacks. This is a Real Photo Postcard produced by Henry M. Beach, titled: ADIRONDACK PINE: A BIG LOAD. 5781 Ft.  Circa 1900-1910. Adirondacks. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. For more on Henry M. Beach’s life and photography, check out our North Country at […]

A Real Photo Postcard produced by Henry M. Beach, titled: LOADING BIG-PINE ADIRONDACKS; IN THE PINE WOODS OF THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS. Circa 1900-1910. Photographer is Henry M. Beach. For more on Henry M. Beach’s life and photography, check out our North Country at Work story on him.

The original Forge House hotel. A horse-drawn wagon in front of the entrance was used to transport people and baggage. The buckboard wagon style was invented in the Adirondacks, to carry passengers and gear. The style was soon adopted throughout rural America. Circa 1870-1880. Old Forge, NY. Taken by George H. Pollard of Boonville, NY.