The Altamont Hotel Barber Shop in Tupper Lake
Silas Ives gives a shave in the Altamont Hotel Barber Shop. 1904. Tupper Lake, NY.
Type of Work: Retail and Services
Men inside the first barbershop in Tupper Lake
First barber shop in Tupper Lake. Note oil lamps. Circa 1880. Tupper Lake, NY.
Roland Douglas inside his barbershop in Lake Placid
Roland E. Douglas (owner) stands by barber’s chair in the Downtown Barber Shop. Interior of Downtown Barber Shop. 1935. Lake Placid, NY.
Exterior of Spaulding’s Store in Morley
Men, women, children, and dogs pose on the exterior porch of Spaulding’s Store. Circa 1900-1910. Morley, NY. Photo donated by Floyd Beswick.
Relaxing at Nunn’s Inn in Cranberry Lake
No. 25 Nunn’s Inn Cranberry Lake. Circa 1907-1911.
Grace LaParr in front of SUCONY gas station in Cranberry Lake
Grace LaParr (grandmother of Jim LaParr) in front of a SUCONY gas station, which she and her husband Clarence LaParr owned and operated for several years in the 1920s. It was located on Route 3 just before the old St. Hubert church in Cranberry Lake, NY. Circa 1920. Photo donated by Jim LaParr.
Running a bike shop in Keene Valley
Mark Nassan runs a bike shop – “bicycles, human powered.” He’s been making bikes, doing repairs, and teaching the biking lifestyle at Leepoff Cycles, a custom bike shop in Keene Valley, for 21 years. Listen to Mark’s story here.
Workers outside the post office in Newton Falls
Workers in front of the Newton Falls post office and store. 1910s. Newton Falls, NY.
Joe Eno delivering milk in Newton Falls
Joe Eno’s milk delivery truck. 1914. Newton Falls, NY.
Main Street in Newbridge
View of Main Street, boarding house in the foreground. September 1911. Newbridge, NY.