Type of Work: Retail and Services

Luthier Dave Nichols in Custom Pearl Inlay in Malone

Luthier Dave Nichols in Custom Pearl Inlay in Malone

Luthier Dave Nichols standing in his shop, Custom Pearl Inlay. 2017. Malone, NY. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. For more about Nichols’ love of building guitars and doing custom inlay projects, check out the full North Country at Work story here.

Swift and Company employees in Saranac Lake

Swift and Company employees in Saranac Lake

Butcher Art Charland, second from left, poses with some of his co-workers at Swift & Company in Saranac Lake, where he was the superintendent for 35 years. The tools he is holding are now on display at his grandson Dave Walker’s butcher shop in Lake Placid. Circa 1950s or 1960s. Saranac Lake, NY. Photo donated […]

View of businesses on Main Street in Hermon

View of businesses on Main Street in Hermon

View of businesses on Main Street in Hermon, looking north towards intersection with Church Street. Farmers Sheds on left and various commercial enterprises including Pepper’s Clothing store. Note rutted, unpaved road with early automobile on left and horse/wagon at far end of street on the right. Circa 1910. Hermon, NY.

View of Church Street prior to paving in Hermon

View of Church Street prior to paving in Hermon

View of Church Street prior to paving of road. Pictured on the left is a commercial building, and First National Bank. On the right are various business, including a hotel and a barber shop. Photo postcard, photo taken Circa 1906- 1915. Hermon, NY.