Aaron Hosmer and Clarence MacIntyre pose with the largest haystack ever built in the meadow on Huckleberry Mountain in the Town of Gouverneur. Loose hay was brought to the barn hay mow and lifted with a large claw that ran along track in the roof of the barn. Photograph by Herbert Thompson. Circa 1930. Huckleberry […]
Pictured (left to right): unknown, Merrit Martin and Stan, ready to make hay. Circa 1910. Town of De Kalb, NY.
An exterior shot of Bissell’s Mill, featuring the mill pond, stacked lumber, a wagon, and elevator which took bark and slab waste to an incinerator on the right. Written on the photo is: THE NEW SAW MILL AT CRANBERRY LAKE. Mill erected in 1908. Cranberry Lake, NY.
Exterior of Scruton’s Store in the winter. A woman and man stand in front of the store, the man posing with a sled on runners, which might be for sale. Circa 1900. Oswegatchie, NY.
A line of dump wagons in the gravel pit on the Casaw Farm. J. Lahey ran the pit. 1912. Saint Lawrence County.
Thomas Basford’s store, a two story general store. Two horse-drawn bob sleds wait outside. Four people and a dog stand on the porch. Circa 1910. DeGrasse, NY.
Orson Crane and Elvira Chamberlain Crane, pictured at their family farm at Chamberlain Corners on Madrid Road. Their son Walter is standing on a wagon hitched to a team of horses. Circa 1900-1910. Norfolk, NY.
Laying a layer of crushed stone while building a road. Team of horses with dump wagon in the background, dumping crushed stone. Circa 1915. Saint Lawrence County.
Traction steam engine connected to wagon hauling stone to stone crusher. Another steam engine and wagon on the other side. Circa 1915. Saint Lawrence County.
Pictured is the McDermott Company’s milk can receiving station, and a row of farmers and their milk wagons dropping off their milk in five gallon milk cans. They unloaded full cans on the right, and picked up empty cans to bring home on the other side. Circa 1910. Canton, NY. Check out our steries on […]
