North Country At Work

The Williams Farm in lower Hope on the Old Northville Road. Circa 1890-1900. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

A homestead log house. Circa 1880-1900. Indian Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Dick Barry working in the garden. Circa 1950s or 1960s. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

View of the hamlet of Hope Falls, in the Town of Hope. Pictured are the Brownell Seymour sawmill and tannery buildings on the right. Circa 1870s-1900.  Hope Falls in Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Ma Higgins, Jean Saltford and Belle Saltford washing clothes. Circa 1900. Arietta, NY. Photo donated by Ben Hoskins. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Nancy Storer, the little girl, walking the pigs with her father on the Storer Farm. September 1939. Benson, NY. Photo donated by Nancy Storer. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

George Politsch with his horses Molly and Flora at Politsch Place, which used to be the town post office. Circa 1917. Upper Benson in Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Man feeding livestock on the Storer Farm in upper Benson. The Storer family came up from Staten Island during the Depression. Circa 1930-1940s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Cora Darling feeding chickens at Darling Farm in lower Benson. Circa 1920s-1930s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Farmer Burr Mason. June 4, 1940. Benson, NY. Photo donated by Art Storer. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.