Everett Caldwell and George S. Conkey (the soda jerk behind the bar) in Conkey and Cully Drugs and Soda Fountain. Circa 1910-1920. Canton, NY. We may no longer have soda bars, but one Canton business is busy pressing fresh apple cider – check out the North Country at Work story here.
Exterior of the Corner Clothing Store. Pictured are R.B. Ellsworth on the left and Ed Frison on the right. Frank Patno to the far right, sitting at the top of the stairs to his barber shop. Circa July 1902. Canton.
Interior of the Erwin House Bar. Pictured are bartender Napoleon Menard on the left, and proprietor Sam Erwin on the right. There are signs indicating the bar sold Busch beer and Kentucky Club Whiskey. 1910. Canton.
J.B. Ellsworth & Son shoe store. J.B. Ellsworth is on right. C.E. Chamberlain law office placard at left. Circa 1890s. Canton, NY.
The exterior of Harriet Lytle’s Millinery Shop, three women and two children stand in front of the doors. On board at right is a WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union) bulletin. Circa 1910-1915. Canton, NY.
A Saint Lawrence Mill wagon filled with bags of feed or flour, drawn by one horse, in front of a photo studio (note sign above wagon that says Photograph). The Saint Lawrence Mill was owned by Horace Dickinson Moody, brother in law to Silas Wright. Circa 1860s. Canton, NY. Photo by H.D.Moody.
People and possibly the proprietor outside of Murray Dry Goods and Grocery Store. Circa 1900. Brasher.
Boat at the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, at the Eisenhower locks. 1959. Massena, NY.
The exterior of Professor W. F. Sudds Music Store on Main Street. Sudds, the man pictured on the right, was a music teacher and taught lessons from his store. Circa 1898. Gouverneur, NY. Curious about music in the North Country? Check out North Country at Work’s story on a man who has been restoring pianos, organs, and […]
Employees in the Spooner Campbell Company Garage, which later was the municipal building in Gouverneur. They pose in front of automobiles and with gas tanks. 1930. Gouverneur.
