North Country At Work

Men in front of Foote & Shear hardware. Sign reads “Will remove April, 1st to 119 Washington Ave”.  A Western Washer, an early hand operated wooden washer, appears at right. Circa 1900. Carthage, NY. Courtesy of the Town of Wilna Historian’s Office Collection.

Opening of McDonalds in West Carthage, NY. Pictured left to right are: Ed Cosmie (Town of Wilna Supervisor), Leon Maine (Carthage Village President), Richard Goodspeed (West Carthage Mayor), unknown, unknown, Theodore Ward (Saint Lawrence National Bank), Thomas Gurnett, and unknown. December 27, 1978. Courtesy of the Town of Wilna Historian’s Office Collection.

A salesman helps customers inside the Western Auto Store. August 1, 1979. Carthage, NY. Warren Talbot may be the salesman pictured or the photographer. Courtesy of the Town of Wilna Historian’s Office Collection.

Post office workers. From right: Mr. Adams, Huldah, unknown woman (initials AMB), and Vila. Photograph by J.S. Wooley. 1908. Silver Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Linda Sturtevant standing on the front steps of Rubyor’s General Store and Post Office. To her left is a sign listing their hours, an American flag handing from a rod, and an advertisement for Pepsi. To her right is a community bulletin. Photograph by Mathias T. Oppersdorff. 1986-1987. Woodgate, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

The offices of the Leland House. A counter with glass display cases sits beside a fancy counter with a “Telegraph Office” window at the corner. Pigeon hole mail rack below deer head mounted behind this desk. Through a doorway in the background there is a man with a violin standing beside a piano and a […]

Irene F. Mayer, manager, inside the Annex Gift Shop, which was owned by E.U. Smith. Tables of souvenirs: small baskets and birchbark ornaments (possibly Native American), dolls, felt pennants with Moss Lake, Adirondack Mts., Fourth Lake, N.Y., and Eagle Bay printed on them, beads and necklaces along with several dresses and sweaters hanging behind counter. […]

Mary Casey (left) and Elizabeth Albright in office of Gladd Brothers Garage, an automobile dealer. 1928. Saranac Lake, NY. Donated by William Gladd, courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Men, women, and children outside the post office and hardware store. Signs read: “POST OFFICE ARTINSBURG N.Y.” “WOOL CARDING” “THE NEW TIME GOODRICH BLACK SAFETY TREAD NO OTHER FABRIC TIRE SO GOOD” and “AMERICAN SEAL PAINTS”. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Martinsburg, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.