Roy C. Johnson, who was both a preacher and a trapper, posing in front of a rack of pelts, including fox, coyote, raccoon, mink, and muskrat. Circa 1970. Philadelphia, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
The “preacher-trapper” Roy C. Johnson, so-called because those were his two jobs, posing with the pelts of foxes he trapped. Circa 1960. Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Roy C. Johnson, who was known as the “preacher-trapper” because those were his two occupations, posing in front of a rack of pelts he trapped. Included are fox, coyote, raccoon, mink, and muskrat. Early 1970s. Philadelphia, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Roy Johnson, who made his living as both a preacher and a trapper, displaying a rare red coyote pelt outside the First Congregational Church. Mid-1960s. Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Roy Johnson, who made his living as both a preacher and a trapper. He’s pictured with the pelts of 768 muskrats and one otter behind the house where the preachers lived. 1968. Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Margaret Houghton standing next to a line of sturgeon caught in the St. Lawrence River. Circa 1940. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Linda Dingman. Margaret and Cecil Houghton were married in the 1920s, and spent their lives living on the St. Lawrence River. Their granddaughter, Linda Dingman, says her grandfather was a true “river rat”. […]
Romaine Wenborne, a fishing guide and barber, displaying a 102-pound sturgeon. Date 1900-1910. Cape Vincent, NY. Originally published in the Thousand Islands Sun. Courtesy of Linda Dingman.
The exterior of the coal plant that used to be located behind the railroad station on Bridge Street. Workers stand in the yard outside. 1940s or ’50s. Plattsburgh, NY. Photo courtesy of Jane & Gary Desotelle.
Two workers on top of a smokestack at an old coal plant in Plattsburgh, suspended by a machine. 1940s or ’50s. Plattsburgh, NY. Photo courtesy of Jane & Gary Desotelle.
A worker using machinery to climb a smokestack at an old coal plant. 1940s or ’50s. Plattsburgh, NY. Photo courtesy of Jane & Gary Desotelle.
