Filling boxcars with ice blocks in Old Forge
Men working the ice harvest move cut ice blocks from a conveyor belt into New York Central Railroad boxcars. Circa 1910-1920. Old Forge, NY.
Type of Work: Extractive and Mining Industries
Stella Mines Company Office in the Town of De Kalb
Two men at their desks inside the Stella Mines Company Office. Circa 1900-1910. Town of De Kalb, NY.
Shaft buildings at Carbola talc mine in Natural Bridge
Shaft buildings at the Carbola Chemical Company Mine and Plant, which was located in the village of Natural Bridge in the Town of Diana, Lewis County. Mining of talc occurred at this site from 1900 to the 1970s, under management of the St. Lawrence Talc Company, Carbola Chemical Company, and International Talc. The site included […]
Miner moving ore at Carbola talc mine in Natural Bridge
Moving ore in ore cars, deep within the 600 foot mine of the Carbola Chemical Company Mine and Plant, which was located in the village of Natural Bridge in the Town of Diana, Lewis County. Mining of talc occurred at this site from 1900 to the 1970s, under management of the St. Lawrence Talc Company, […]
Carbola machine shop and shaft in Natural Bridge
The machine shop and shaft #1 at the Carbola Chemical Company Mine and Plant, which was located in the village of Natural Bridge in the Town of Diana, Lewis County. Mining of talc occurred at this site from 1900 to the 1970s, under management of the St. Lawrence Talc Company, Carbola Chemical Company, and International […]
Talc miner at Carbola Plant in Natural Bridge
Miner operating ore loader within the 600 foot mine of the Carbola Chemical Company Mine and Plant, which was located in the village of Natural Bridge in the Town of Diana, Lewis County. Mining of talc occurred at this site from 1900 to the 1970s, under management of the St. Lawrence Talc Company, Carbola Chemical […]
Talc miner with ore loader in Natural Bridge
Miner operating an ore loader within the 600 foot mine of the Carbola Chemical Company Mine and Plant, which was located in the village of Natural Bridge in the Town of Diana, Lewis County. Mining of talc occurred at this site from 1900 to the 1970s, under management of the St. Lawrence Talc Company, Carbola […]
Aerial view of the Carbola Chemical Company Mine and Plant in Natural Bridge
Aerial view of the Carbola Plant, showing the talc mill and other buildings. The Carbola Chemical Company Mine and Plant was located in the village of Natural Bridge in the Town of Diana, Lewis County. Mining of talc occurred at this site from 1900 to the 1970s, under management of the St. Lawrence Talc Company, […]
Lime quarry in Lewisburg
Caption on photo: Photograph taken in the New York lime quarry shortly after the cave discovery in the fall of 1906. Note the pocket that contained the calcite crystals, located on the left side of the photograph, approximately midway between the quarry floor and the top of the quarry face. Photograph courtesy of the New […]
Workers inside lime quarry in Lewisburg
Shot inside a lime quarry in Lewisburg, operated by the New York Lime Company. Cables on the ground were used to pull loads of lime collected from blasted limestone. Above the quarry a cable ore gondola was used to lift the lime out of the pit. Between 1906 and 1920. Lewisburg, NY.