North Country At Work

Survey party on sled pulled by horses. Circa 1900- 1910. Fine, NY.

Men with teams of horses in the lumber yard of the Cardiff and Sons sawmill. Circa 1900. Fine, NY.

Workers and horses in the yard outside the sawmill on the Little River with storage farm and office, built by J. Colby. Later owners were John Truin, J. La Jane, Coltons, and W. Trudo. Circa 1900. Fine, NY.

A wood pulp mill, pictured as it appeared about 1890. A few years later that building burned and was rebuilt in 1900. The mill is now used as an electric plant. Members of the plant staff in 1890 are shown in front of the building. Left to right are: Charles Clark (boss), Pasco Whitford, Elgin […]

Picture taken in front of hoist house and engine room of the Green Hill Mine. Ten workers in their work clothes pose in front of the doors. Pegamatite was mined there. Note electric line insulators showing above roof. Circa 1920s. De Kalb, NY.

Box factory in Rensselaer Falls. Water diversion canal pictured in front. All factories in Rensselaer Falls ran off hydro-power from the diverted river. Circa 1890s. Rensselaer Falls, NY.

Interior of the Grasse Paper Company Mill. Workers stand next to paper making machinery. Circa 1910-1920. Pyrites, NY. Check out our story on the boom (and bust) of Pyrites here.

A team of horses pulls a firefighting steam pumper named for Silas Wright. Three volunteer firefighters in their uniforms pose with it on Main Street in Canton in front of T. Miller’s Furniture store. Circa 1896. Canton, NY.

An unknown woman (possibly a bookkeeper) sits at a counter inside Canton’s First National Bank, smiling over a ledger. Circa 1900. Canton, NY.

Four people (possibly owners and employees) pictured in a dressmaking and tailor shop. The store’s goods include bolts of fabric, petticoats, and collars. From left to right are: G.W. Lewis, Harry Nolan, Nellie O’Brian, and Alice Haley (Guyett). Circa 1910. Canton, NY.