North Country At Work

Inside the electric utility office at Madrid (former woolen mill). George Lane at typewriter, man on left is Lloyd Logan. Circa 1930s. Madrid, NY.

Madrid’s grist mill, owned by William B. Maloney, 1888 to 1894. Madrid, NY.

The factory produced 25,000 cans in the morning and filled them in the afternoon. Pictured is the room where milk was condensed – steam cabinet on right, and canning equipment on left. Circa 1910-1920. Hermon, NY.

Interior shot of the Northern Condensed Milk Factory Company plant in Hermon. They made 25,000 cans in the morning and filled them in the afternoon. Pictured is the room where tin cans were manufactured with two employees posing with equipment. Circa 1910-1920. Hermon, NY.

Thousand Island Cheese factory picturing the milk receiving dock. Circa 1900. Chippewa Bay in Hammond, NY.

Exterior of the Evans Manufacturing Company, which made cast iron stoves and farm implements. It was destroyed by fire in 1912. The office pictured to the left is Lewis and Lewis, Inc. Circa 1900-1910. Hammond, NY.

Four men posing in front of the Edgar Shingle Mill in South Hammond. One holds a fiddle, another holds a shotgun. Circa 1900. Hammond, NY.

Office of WD Evans, manufacturer of farm implements. Pictured are two employees; the woman on the left was bookkeeper Fan More. The office was located within the “Frank Felt block.” 1914. Hammond, NY.

Four hitch log wagon delivering logs to a sawmill in Hammond, NY. Circa 1910.

Harvesting ice on Dark Island. Pictured is a ramp used to move ice into ice house. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.