Man dropping off milk in cans at the Russell Cheese Factory. He transfers five gallon cans from the back of his truck through a receiving window, and wears a milking coveralls. Circa 1960. Russell, NY. Check out our series on the progression of dairying in the North Country here.
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.
Ice chunks harvested from the Grasse River are moved along a wooden chute and lifted using ropes into an ice house. Circa 1900. Canton.
Moving ice blocks cut from the Grasse River up a ramp, to be deposited and stored in an ice house. Circa 1900. Canton.
Ice harvesting on the Grasse River in Canton. Circa 1890s. Canton.
Ogdensburg Port featuring the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad Company Grain Elevator in background. The elevator was filled with grain and emptied by gravity into boats to export to cities elsewhere. Boat is named the Ogdensburgh & Lake Champlain R.R. Line. 1890. Ogdensburg.
Farrier in the process of shoeing a horse in front of a barn. One man holds the halter of the horse, and another two men watch. Circa 1900. Hammond, NY.
Frank Squire, a 4th generation farmer, cutting hay on the same farm his great grandfather, Aschbel Squire, cleared in 1803. This job used to be done with a scythe. In this picture he’s using a John Deere # 5 sidebar mower and John Deere tractor. Squire Farm is one mile west of Hopkinton on Hopkinton-Potsdam […]
Kellogg Morgan, a small boy, in the process of feeding a mixed flock of fancy hens. In the background is a white house. Circa 1900. Hermon, NY.
A woman stands in a field holding a dish. Chickens feed from a trough on the ground. Circa 1910. Hermon, NY.
