Interior of Laidlaw’s Store, which sold dry goods including umbrellas, fabric, shoes, and clothing. The salespeople pictured in the near foreground are Adelaide Laidlaw and W.A. Laidlaw. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.
Four men posing in front of the Edgar Shingle Mill in South Hammond. One holds a fiddle, another holds a shotgun. Circa 1900. Hammond, NY.
Unidentified workers posing in the South Hammond Quarries on the east side of Route 37. Circa 1890-1900. Hammond, NY.
William Jeffrey inside his garage, which was also a gas station. Surrounded by the tools of the trade. 1930. Hammond, NY.
Phone and telegraph operator Vera McDougall at the switch board. Circa 1940s. Hammond, NY. Related story, here.
Dan Babcock (who lived from 1849-1916) in front of one of his cheese factories (one in Chippewa and one in Pleasant Valley). Circa 1900. Chippewa Bay, NY.
Stooking oats–bundling of oats set upright together to allow the grain to dry in the field before threshing (separating grain from chaff)–on the Demick farm, circa 1920s. Hammond, NY.
Workmen in front of a Hammond workshop, possibly a stavery (barrel factory). The signs posted saying “positively no smoking” were there because it would have been a fire hazard around wood shavings. Circa 1900 – 1910. Hammond, NY.
Soldiers pose outside camp tents at Pine Camp (later Fort Drum). Written on photo: what the well dressed men wear in A-BTRY. 112 F.A. Jefferson County in NYS. Unknown date.
Utica & Black River line #13, “Thomas Foster,” wood-fired engine. Note baggage car on left. This is probably the track crew, responsible for maintaining the tracks. 1888. Glenfield, NY.
