North Country At Work

John Hayes and George H. Terry about to saw a log at the Hayes Saw Mill. 1959. Photograph by S.W. Widger. Cranberry Lake, NY.

Workers outside the Veneer Mill, which closed around 1912 when the lumber company moved out. Note the young man holding a puppy—standing in back row. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY.

Exterior of the Braman Manufacturing Company, which produced wooden products including brush blocks, handles, and dowels. Pictured are the sawmill, lumber yard, and factory. Braman’s employed up to 100 employees at its peak. Circa 1940s. Carthage, NY. Courtesy of Pamela and Jeff Cole, descendents of the Braman family. Pamela Cole and her son, Jeff Cole, […]

Construction of new Imperial Paper Co. mill on Main Mill Street in Plattsburgh. 1929. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Construction of new mill at Imperial Paper Co. on Main Mill Street in Plattsburgh. 1929. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Workers inside the J & J Rogers Co. pulp mill. Circa 1930-1940. Au Sable Forks, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

A. Mason & Sons Lumber Company, Plattsburgh & Peru, truck with workers posing next to it. At their lumber yard in Peru. Circa 1930-1940. Peru, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

A. Mason & Sons Lumber Co, Plattsburgh & Peru, truck with workers posing next to it. At lumberyard in Peru. Circa 1930-1940. Peru, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Imperial Paper Company of Plattsburgh paper making equipment. The mill operated from 1929 to 1996. Circa 1930-1940. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.