Saw mill worker with mill horses in Natural Bridge
Saw mill worker with mill horses in Natural Bridge, NY. 1920’s.
Type of Work: Forest Industries
Sawmill storage yard in Natural Bridge
Storage yard at steam sawmill. Circa 1910s. Natural Bridge, NY.
Sawmill construction in Natural Bridge
Construction of sawmill next to train tracks. Circa 1910s. Natural Bridge, NY.
Chipping wood for pulp in the Mallard and Rice Box Factory in Copenhagen
Chipping wood in the Mallard and Rice Box Factory, Copenhagen, NY. Circa 1900-1910.
Maple sugaring in Colton
Maple sugaring outfit run by George Seaver and Morris “Buzzy” Hawley with borrowed horse. Pictured are the boys, the horse, their sugaring off pan, and a milk can full of sap. One spring the boys decided to try and make maple syrup to sell, so they went around town asking to tap people’s trees. They […]
Clearing the Raquette River in Hollywood Hamlet
Clearing the Raquette River area in what used to be the hamlet of Hollywood, prior to construction of Carry Falls dam and subsequent flooding of the hamlet. Man in center, squatting, is Gordon K. Watson. He was part owner of Ford & Watson, who cleared the area. Pulp loader (Ford tractor) in background, designed by […]