North Country At Work

Builders pose with a just finished keystone-style bridge. McBrier bridge over Elm Creek. Circa 1875. Hermon, NY.

Renovation at the Hermon Bank. Circa 2000-2010. Hermon, NY.

Demolition of the 1876 D.L. Lynde block of buildings, on the corner of Church and Main Street in downtown Hermon. 1999. Hermon, NY.

Re-roofing the Hepburn Library on Main Street. Circa 1980s or 1990s. This building also houses the Hermon Family Health Center operated by Dr. Gary Berk. Hermon, NY.

Demolition of old barber shop and adjacent building on Church Street in downtown Hermon. 1989. Hermon, NY.

A roofer uses a mallet to flatten sheet metal roofing. To his right is a stove used for heating soldering irons which close the seams on the roofing. Huntress glass plate collection. Circa 1901. Town of De Kalb, NY.

A roofer laying sheet metal for a standing seam roof in De Kalb. Huntress glass plate collection. Circa 1901. Town of De Kalb, NY.

Moving a house in Waddington during the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Four men work on securing the elevated house with ropes. The company and workers are from Gaines and Sherman Inc. of Potsdam, NY. Circa 1950s. Waddington.

Laying a layer of crushed stone while building a road. Team of horses with dump wagon in the background, dumping crushed stone. Circa 1915. Saint Lawrence County.

Traction steam engine connected to wagon hauling stone to stone crusher. Another steam engine and wagon on the other side. Circa 1915. Saint Lawrence County.