North Country At Work

A digester being installed at an unknown Jefferson County paper mill. Circa 1950. Jefferson County.

Workers in loom room of textile factory. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.

Men working in cutting room of unknown textile factory. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.

Men working in shipping department/packing room of textile factory, packing garments in paper and wood boxes for shipment to New York and Boston. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.

Unknown textile factory with 15 employees working in sewing room on electric sewing machines. Early electric lighting features Edison light bulbs. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.

Portrait of workers in woodworking factory. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.

Workers in wood-turning shop, using lathes on right. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.

Women working in a factory during World War II. 1940s. Unknown location.

Woman lathe operator in factory, World War II era…think Rosie the Riveter. Unknown location.

Worker on beam outside of some kind of plant, possibly connected to stone sorting operation. Unknown date and location. Taken by/for Watertown Daily Times.