The 5th Lake Lumber Mill in Inlet
5th Lake Lumber Mill. Circa 1890-1910. Inlet, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Type of Work: Logging
Operating a portable sawmill in Hope Falls
Watson “Whocky” Arnold operating a portable sawmill. Circa 1920s or ’30s. Hope Falls in Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Two men driving logs in Hope
Wally Wagner and Jim Craig driving logs. Circa 1900-1910. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Group of loggers driving logs on the river in Hope
Log driving on the river. Two of the loggers in the group are Wally Wager and Jim Craig. Circa 1900-1910. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Driving logs on the river in Hope
Log driving on the river. Circa 1900-1910. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Log driving on the river in Hope
Log driving on the river. Circa 1900-1910. Hope, NY.
A logger and woodsman in Benson
Seth “Jack” Wadsworth, a local logger and woodsman. He was one of the earliest firewatchers on Cathead Mountain. Circa late 1940s or early 1950s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Logging on the flats in Benson
Four loggers on the flats in Benson. Circa 1890-1910. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Loggers with pikes at Kings Falls on Deer River in Denmark
Loggers at Kings Falls on the Deer River. Some of the men pictured are George Mulvaney, Bill Abrams, Andrew Downey, Tom Gilroy, Jim Whalen, George Whalen, Henry Casey. Photograph by M.L. Merriman. 1893. Denmark, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Pulp mill and dam on Moose River in McKeever
Pulp mill and dam on Moose River. Pulpwood piles on right. Handwritten on photo: “PULP MILL AND DAM McKEEVER N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. McKeever, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.