North Country At Work

Men at work inside a pulp mill. Written on photograph: “INTERIOR OF PULP MILL-McKEEVER, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. McKeever, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Five men dressing logs (making them into beams). Probably for the structure on the left. To the right is a team of horses and the Maple Grove farmhouse. Maple Grove Farm was operated by the Clark family, two of their daughters stand with the team of horses. Circa 1910-1930. Near Cranberry Lake, NY. Donated by […]

Elevated train tracks leaving the Emporium Lumber Company’s mill. Written on photo: “The Emporium Lumber Co.’s Mill at Conifer, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Conifer, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Steam operated cable log hoist in action loading logs onto flatbed rail car. One man stands atop the log stack, one operates the hoist, and another three are on the ground. The hoist could load one car in 40 minutes. Operations of the Brooklyn Cooperage Company. Written on photo “The Log Loader Loads a Car […]

Pond full of logs, mill on right. Some finished lumber is piled on the right. In Thendara, located in the Fulton Chain of lakes, in the western Adirondack region. Written on photo: “The Big Mill and Pond – Fulton Chain, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Thendara, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Arthur Owens answers the phone while smoking a cigar in the offices of the Emporium Lumber Company. Circa 1952. Conifer, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Man and woman inside the office of Newton Falls Paper Company. Circa 1909. Newton Falls, NY.

Sawmill at Deerfield Front. Circa 1920s. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The 6th Lake Dam. Circa 1909. Inlet, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

5th Lake Lumber Mill. Circa 1890-1910. Inlet, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.