Weatherwax checking gauges inside Republic Steel Company power plant in Mineville
Cappy Weatherwax checking equipment readings inside Republic Steel Company power plant. Circa 1940s. Mineville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Type of Work: Manufacturing, Mills, and Factories
Inside the chemical mill in Ticonderoga
Interior view of chemical mill in operation while in the middle of rebuilding and enlargement. 1900. Ticonderoga, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Putting siding on the American Glue Company mill in Minerva
Construction of the American Glue Company mill. Putting siding on the building. Note early flatbed truck in the foreground. 1920. Minerva, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Constructing the American Glue Company mill in Minerva
View of American Glue Co. mill under construction. 1920. Minerva, NY. Photo courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Men at Graphite Mine in Johnsburg
Workers at a graphite mine off of Hudson Street in Johnsburg, NY. Circa 1900 – 1910. Johnsburg, NY. Note: this caption originally stated this photo was at a graphite mill in North River. Historian Glenn Pearsall and Greg Schaefer from the North Creek Depot Museum brought it to our attention that there was not a graphite […]
Gas engine inside the Salisbury Steel & Iron Company in Salisbury
The big gas engine in the powerhouse at the Salisbury Steel & Iron Company mine. Circa 1905. Salisbury Center, NY.
Bagging talc powder at the mill in Talcville
Men fill and load bags of talc onto ore car in talc mill. Circa 1910. Talcville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Employees outside the Morley Grist Mill
Postcard of the Morley Grist Mill produced by Genuine Photographers from Studio of Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. Note the Gold Medal Flour company sign on the front of the covered drive-through. Circa 1900-1910. Morley, NY.
Butter factory in Morley
Two men in the interior of a creamery or dairy processing factory. A large wooden churn is visible on lower left. Noted on the back: Jerome B. & F. Farmer in the factory as it used to be when making butter only. Jerome and Frank Farmer were brothers-in-law. They bought the Long Rapids Butter Factory […]
Grist Mill exterior in Morley
An early view of the Morley Grist Mill. A team of horses and men are posed just outside of a covered drive-through, probably used for loading and unloading grain. Circa 1880. Morley, NY.