North Country At Work

Two men and a horse in front of the Moore Blacksmith Shop. Both men are wearing blacksmithing aprons. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.

Two men in the Telegraph Office inside the Rensselaer Falls train depot. One sits at a desk behind a typewriter on a typewriter table. Circa 1930s. Rensselaer Falls, NY.

Fourteen people pose on the front porch of the Hotel Locklin. An automobile with a driver and several passengers is parked to the left of the porch. Circa 1910s. Pyrites, NY. Check out our story on the boom (and bust) of Pyrites here.

Jeff Hunt’s crew cleaning up from ice storm. On Farnes Road. June 1998. Canton, NY.

Jeff Hunt’s crew cleaning up after the January ice storm, trimming trees at Judd’s Farm. June 1998. Canton, NY.

Interior of Clark General Store in Crary Mills. Post office mailboxes at left. Pictured from left to right are: Harold S. Clark, Carl Clark, and unknown man. Circa 1920. Canton, NY.

Mail carrier David O’Brien in his sleigh in downtown Canton. Note that he’s wearing a fur coat. 1910. Canton, NY. Click here for a North Country at Work story on early mail carriers in the Adirondacks.

Pictured are J.H.McIntosh Boots and Shoes on the left, and Mangin’s Confectionary and Fruit Stand on the right. Mangin stands between his wife and nephew to the right of the fruit stand. Kip’s photography studio in basement. Circa 1900. Canton, NY.

Laurence Eldridge Monument Works and employees stand among marble monuments. The business shared the building with E.E. Stevens Harness Shop. Posters on the exterior of the building are of professional boxer John L. Sullivan. 1890-1900. Court Street in Canton, NY.

Two women and a small child inside the Canton Club Restaurant on Court Street. The woman on the far left appears to be a waitress in uniform. Circa 1920. Canton, NY.