North Country At Work

Three employees at the Plattsburgh Elks Lodge, BPOE #621. The man in the middle is Francis Henry Desotelle. Circa 1940. Plattsburgh, NY. Photo courtesy of Jane & Gary Desotelle

Exterior of the Alaska Silver Fox Farms. In the 1930s, pelts of the silver fox became quite popular for coats, and fox farms sprang up to raise foxes for their fur. There was another large farm in Lake Placid. The Rainbow Falls Tea room is visible on left. Circa 1930s. Ausable Chasm, NY.

Employees of Dexter Finishing Shop pose outside the shop. 1909. Dexter, NY.

Four men pose with beaver hides inside a hide processing shop. Circa 1900 – 1910. Elizabethtown, NY.

Taxidermist removing antlers and mounting heads in his shop. To his right is a vice for holding work. On the floor at right are a stuffed raccoon and fox. Circa 1920s. Adirondacks, NYS.

A man drives a horse-drawn Acme Bakery delivery wagon. Circa 1890s. Brownville, NY.

Guides at Paul Smith’s Hotel on Upper Saint Regis Lake, standing near the boathouse. Copied from the NY State Conservation Magazine. Circa 1890. Paul Smiths, NY.

Employees of Woods Laundry pose in front of the store. Note horse drawn wagon and Woods Model T delivery truck. Circa 1920s. Tupper Lake, NY.

State Theater in Tupper Lake. The movie playing is “The Law of His Kind” released in 1914. Note ticket taker in booth. Circa 1914. Tupper Lake, NY.

A view of the businesses on Park Street in downtown Tupper Lake. Pictured are the Tavern, The Tap Room, National Army Store, A&P Food Stores, and Schine’s State Theater, which is advertising live entertainment. Circa late1940s. Tupper Lake, NY.