Turkey Day in 1905. Farmers are waiting in line with their turkeys towards the railroad station, where turkeys were appraised and bought. A car load of knocked down boxes would arrive to be distributed to the different buyers. These boxes were large enough to hold eighteen medium-sized turkeys in the first two tiers and four […]
Jacquiline Touba of North Country Arts in their gallery, located in the Shirt Factory, a repurposed shirt factory in Glens Falls. Photo courtesy of The Shirt Factory. Glens Falls, NY. Check out our story on the Shirt Factory here.
Ben Kemp in Sensibiliti Teas, his tea shop in the Shirt Factory, a repurposed shirt factory in Glens Falls. Photo courtesy of The Shirt Factory. Glens Falls, NY. Check out our story on the Shirt Factory here.
Dustin Saam of Dustin Saam Violins crafting a violin in his shop at The Shirt Factory, a repurposed shirt factory in Glens Falls. Photo courtesy of The Shirt Factory. Glens Falls, NY. Check out our story on the Shirt Factory here.
Kathy Zahray at the lodge register in the Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center. She and her husband Paul co-own the business. Photo courtesy of Paul and Kathy Zahray. Benson, NY. Check out our story on the ski center here.
Arly (L) and Harry Buck (R) outside of the Buck’s Bridge Store. 1870- 1880. Bucks Bridge, Town of Potsdam, NY.
Sam Goldberg and Bill Cornell with the Cornell & Son ice delivery wagon on Willow St. Cornell holds a block of ice with ice tongs. Circa 1920. Potsdam, NY.
Stone cutters outside the Clarkson Sandstone Cutting shop on Pine Street. Stone for home and business foundations, walls, sidewalks, and architectural elements was cut here. The Clarkson company also worked marble. The cutters are representative of various immigrant groups that had recently come to America, including the French, Irish, and Italian. The shop was in […]
Workers transport Benson’s Leghorn Chickens in wooden crates aboard a wagon. Fred C. Benson was the proprietor of Central Meat and Grocery Market at 33 Market Street. Potsdam’s depot is to the right of the wagon. Circa 1920. Potsdam, NY.
Located on Maple Street (Fall Island), Leete Foundry and Machine Shop dealt in the manufacture and repair of water wheels (turbines), machinery that was used by lumber mills, box factories and quarries. Stock consisted of hardware, stoves and agricultural implements. In 1920, owner Charles Leete employed 12 men at this shop. Circa 1920. Potsdam, NY.
