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.
Auldis LaPlatney, Ken Cring, and Buck Gerow loading logs (using a Bay City cable winch powered by a McCormick Deering motor) onto a truck bed. Winter of 1939. Harrisville, NY. Check out our story on Ross Young, a logger from Harrisville.
Two men (one is Verne Wicks, who owned a lumber operation) loading logs onto a Ford truck bed. Circa early 1950s. Harrisville, NY. Check out our story about Ross Young, a logger from Harrisville.
Warren Humes and an unidentified Humes family member making maple syrup in an outdoor sugar camp using open pans. They have pulled the finishing pan off the fire (where it sat next to the kettle) and Warren Humes is stirring the syrup. The woman is having a taste of the product. Full bottles of syrup […]
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.
The dining room of the McKeever Logging Camp, filled with loggers during a meal. Caption on photo reads: WINTER OF 1911 to 1912 – MCKEEVER LOGGING CAMP – HARD WORKING LUMBERJACKS AND HEARTY EATERS HENRY AND CLARA STEVENS, COOKS FROM PITCAIRN – HERSHELL IRUIN, CHORE BOY. Winter of 1911 to 1912. Harrisville, NY.
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.
Teamster and team of horses drawing lumber from the Hardwood Mill near Camp Hungry in the woods. Circa 1890-1910. Town of Diana, NY.
