North Country At Work

Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Tann inside their store, the Tann Clothing Store. Circa 1930. Hammond, NY.

Ralph Lavarnway at work inside his barber shop and billiards parlor. December of 1932. Hammond, NY.

Interior of Laidlaw’s Store, which sold dry goods including umbrellas, fabric, shoes, and clothing. The salespeople pictured in the near foreground are Adelaide Laidlaw and W.A. Laidlaw. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.

Interior shot of Jim Scanlon’s Ice Cream Parlor. Pictured behind the bar is Margaret Hazen. The store was located on the northwest corner of Main Street in Hammond, NY. Circa 1910s.

Frank Woodside at his shoe store, located on the southwest corner of Main Street in Hammond. 1922. Hammond, NY.

Lettie (Celestia) Swain on left, Harriet (Hattie) Fitch on right, of a Brier Hill and Massena Millinery business called “Three Hats,” along with Katie (Perry) Hadlock and another un-named woman. Circa 1910s. Hammond, NY.

Interior of old post office. Florence Livingston is pictured on the left. Hammond, NY. September 1922. Hammond, NY.

Cutting ice using horses, saws, and ice pikes. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.

Unidentified men cutting ice near Oak Island in Hammond. Ice saw and horses in background. Man in foreground holding a pike for moving ice. Note: Every cheese factory needed an icehouse to keep cheese cool in the summer. Most towns had several cheese factories to handle milk produced by area farmers. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.

Northwest side of Main Street in Hammond, picturing Rodger’s Grocery Store, Wyllie’s Drug Store, and a Dentist Office. Pictured are Nelson Powers, Harold Chester, Everett Ferguson, John Cline, TA Lewis, JR (small boy), William More, William R. Wilson, Edward Gallagher, Rodger Hibbs. Circa 1900-1910. Hammond, NY.