Type of Work: Logging |

Type of Work: Logging

Rounding up wood pulp on the Raquette near Hollywood hamlet

Rounding up pulp in the Raquette River in the area near what used to be the hamlet of Hollywood, prior to construction of Carry Falls dam and subsequent flooding of the area. Town of Colton, NY. Circa 1951.

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 […]