Men in the offices of the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory in Watertown
The interior of the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory, located on 255 State Street. Circa 1928-1933. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Type of Work: Manufacturing, Mills, and Factories
Workers using machines at the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory in Watertown
The interior of the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory, located on 255 State Street. Circa 1928-1933. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Folding shirts inside the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory in Watertown
The interior of the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory, located on 255 State Street. Circa 1928-1933. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Women inside the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory in Watertown
The interior of the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory, located on 255 State Street. Circa 1928-1933. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Young worker at the St. Regis Paper Mill in Deferiet
A young worker with the super calendar machine inside the St. Regis Paper Mill. Circa 1950s. Deferiet, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Driving a steam engine at the Watertown Steam Engine Company
Peter Pinsonneault, shop foreman, at the throttle of a steam engine, which the Watertown Steam Engine Company built. Circa 1890-1900. Watertown, NY. Photo by Johnson Brothers. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
In the boiler shop of the Watertown Steam Engine Company
Workers inside the boiler shop of the Watertown Steam Engine Company. Circa 1900. Watertown, NY. Photo by George R. Clarke. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
The Taggert Mill building in Felts Mills
The Taggert Mill building, with water going into the river. This mill later became Sherman Mill. 1916. Felts Mills, 1916. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Employees of the Taggert Mill in Felts Millls
Rows of Taggert Mill employees. Note two African-American workers in the group. Circa 1880-1890. Felts Mills, NY. Donated by Harrison K. Brownell; originally published in the Watertown Daily Times. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
A view of the St. Regis Mills village in Deferiet
The “new village” built by the St. Regis Paper Company to house workers at the plant. Circa 1901. Deferiet, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.