North Country At Work

Men and a wagon in front of the blacksmith shop on Main Street. Circa 1906. Richville, NY.

A stagecoach and its owner on Main Street in Richville. Circa 1906. Richville, NY.

People pose in front of the William Walker General Merchandise store on the left; horses hitched up to a wagon are in front of the post office on the right. 1907. Richville, NY. Photo by Henry M. Beach.

Henry F. Nevin winter milk delivery carriage/car on bobsled runners. The carriage was hand-painted, and brought fresh milk door to door. Nevin blew a whistle to call the housewives from their homes. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1900.

Loggers standing and sitting atop a load of logs on a bobsled, drawn by a team of horses. Winter. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Diana, NY.

Loggers carefully driving a horse-drawn load of logs down a hill during winter. The path has been covered in sawdust, sand, and dirt to slow the descent. Caption reads: The Sanded Hill No.4. Circa 1900-1910. Town of Diana, NY.

Main Street in Harrisville in 1909 with pedestrians, horse drawn wagons and carriages, and storefronts; wagon advertises UNEEDA Biscuits. Roads are still unpaved. Photographer is Henry M. Beach. 1909. Harrisville, NY. For more on Henry M. Beach’s life and photography, check out our North Country at Work story on him.

Photo of horse-drawn load of logs during winter, driver sitting on top of the load. On the left is the log head, which was used to roll logs onto bobsled. Four other loggers in the photo, and other loads of logs in the background. Caption written on photos says: 55. IN THE LUMBER WOODS. READY […]

Multiple horse-drawn wagons loaded with virgin white pine logs. Note large diameter of logs. Winter. Circa 1890-1900. Harrisville, NY. Check out this North Country at Work story about Ross Young, a logger from Harrisville. 

Workers and horse drawn wagon (filled with rocking chairs) outside the New York Central Railroad station. The cars on the track are identified as New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, and Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad box cars. Circa 1900-1910. Harrisville, NY.