Exterior of the Old Forge Hardware Company founded by Moses Asher Cohen. The Cohen family still has an interest in the business. Circa 1950s or 1960s. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.
Frederick J. Roderick posing with one of the trucks for his moving and storage company, F.J. Roderick & Son. Spring 1944. Carthage, NY. Courtesy of Richard Roderick
Jeff Garnsey on his boat, the Muskie, which he uses to take clients fishing on the St. Lawrence River. Garnsey, who started working on the river as a deck hand before he turned 10, is a third-generation fishing guide. He is one of only a few guides left who use traditional boats and fishing techniques. […]
A young guide shows off a muskie while other guides sit on benches outside the Clayton Opera House, hoping to be hired for the day. Clayton, NY. Circa 1940. Photo: Personal archives of Jeff Garnsey
Guide Roly Garnsey, left, with a client showing off an impressive day’s catch in downtown Clayton, NY. Circa 1940. Photo: Personal archives of Jeff Garnsey
Guide Roly Garnsey (second from left) with clients after a day’s fishing. Clayton, NY. Date September 26, 1940. Photo: Personal archives of Jeff Garnsey
Guide Joe Garnsey cooking the French toast course of a shore dinner for clients on Grindstone Island, NY. Circa 1980. Photo: Personal archives of Jeff Garnsey
Young dockhand (and future fishing guide) Joe Garnsey with two clients showing off a day’s catch. Clayton, NY. Circa 1950. Photo: Personal archives of Jeff Garnsey
Guide Roly Garnsey cooking a traditional shore dinner on Grindstone Island. Shore dinners were traditionally served on guiding trips after a morning of fishing. They had three courses – first, a salt pork sandwich, then the fish caught that morning (cooked in the grease from the salt pork) and then thick french toast with maple […]
The Bertrand Hotel was a popular destination for summer tourists, who would often stay the whole summer. While staying in Clayton, they would hire guides like the Garnsey family to take them fishing. This picture shows three tourists after a day of fishing with their guide (back left). Clayton, NY. Circa 1970. Photo: Personal archives […]
