North Country At Work

Advertising photograph for NYS Gas & Electric Co, chef at cooking range. Date and location unknown. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Jabaut Ice Company man operating an ice cutting machine. The photo is believed to have been taken on Plattsburgh Bay where ice was often harvested. Jabaut Ice Company operated until about 1928. Circa 1910-1920. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Guy’s Ice Cream Trucks in front of City Hall in Plattsburgh. The company operated from 1930 until 1979. Circa 1930s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Harry M. Cooke, florist, with truck. The business operated from 1920 until 1945. Harry Cook was also a mayor of Plattsburgh. Circa 1920s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Ellis distributed milk from about 1904 to 1920. Shown inside the wagon are his son Gerald and his wife Etta (Orton) McGee. Norfolk, NY. Circa 1910. Courtesy of Joel Bixby.

Plattsburgh Steam Laundry located at 19 Clinton Street in Plattsburgh. Workers, mostly female, with machinery. Circa 1920s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Northern Oldsmobile Company, an automobile dealership, at 24 City Hall Place in Plattsburgh. Two automobiles out front, worker stands on the right. Circa 1920s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Aluminum Maytag washing machines on sale in front of the Maytag store on Margaret Street in Plattsburgh. People (workers or customers) posing for camera. 1910s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Maytag Washing Machine Shipping at railway yard near Dock Street at Plattsburgh Harbor. Freight House is behind them. 1910s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Workers at the Union Auto Garage. Two men stand by an automobile while one holds gas pump. Circa 1920-1930. Margaret Street in Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.