North Country At Work

Edith (nee Tuttle) Morsey poses with two large lake trout. Edith was a guide in the 1930s and 40s. Edith’s mother, Lottie, was the first female guide in New York State. Circa 1940s. Old Forge, NY.

P & M Lumber Camp workers and children pose for a photo on a pile of logs. A young man of Native American descent, one of the loggers, sits in the front row, second from the left. 1900. The camp was located seven miles east of Old Forge, near Third Lake Creek in the Town […]

Six rows of lumberjacks posing in front of their logging camp during a drive on the Moose River. Circa 1890-1900. Moose River in the Town of Webb.

Railroad engine and crew of five men, including three men dressed in railroad uniforms. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Webb, NY. Click here for a North Country at Work story on how trains helped transform Webb from a logging town to a tourist destination.

Eight man road crew poses with machinery while laying a concrete road. Circa 1920-1930. Town of Webb, NY.

Pictured from left to right are: Walt Miller, Hal Abbot, M. Callahan, William Christy, and Paul Huguenine in front of the Fulton Chain Railway Station, located on the Old Forge lakefront. The Fulton Chain Railway was a little over 2 miles long and connected Fulton Chain to Old Forge. The FCR was merged into the […]

Portrait of Frank Puffer, a guide from Inlet holding a paddle. Circa 1900-1910. Inlet, NY.

Frank Goodale, assistant express agent to Ernest Tanner, poses in front of a baggage cart loaded with crates. Circa 1915-1920. De Kalb Junction, NY.

Four highway department workers with a steam drill. Circa 1900-1910. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.

Postmaster Algerton C. Farr sitting in his office in the post office. June 28, 1909. De Kalb Junction, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.