North Country At Work

Three men sit inside a barbershop. Men left to right are Gilbert Green, George Tiernan (barber), and Leo Mooney. In Lawrenceville, a hamlet of Lawrence. Circa 1890-1900. Lawrenceville, NY.

Farrier in the process of shoeing a horse in front of a barn. One man holds the halter of the horse, and another two men watch. Circa 1900. Hammond, NY.

Blacksmiths Fred Mayor and Dan McDougal working inside their blacksmith shop on Main Street. They stand at two anvils.  Circa 1910. Hammond, NY.

Unknown man surveying land around the remains of the Clifton Mines, using a theodolite mounted on a tripod stand. Circa 1968. DeGrasse in the Town of Russell, NY.

Workers Henry Jones (owner, right front), Davis (2nd from right), Lewis Jones (left). They are standing near blacksmithing tools and equipment. Circa 1907. Richville, NY. Donated by Mr. Judd.

Men and horses in front of the Henry Jones General Blacksmith and Machine Shop. Circa 1900. Richville, NY.

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

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

Man at work in the machine shop at a paper mill. Circa 1920s. Town of Wilna, NY. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of America book Around Carthage and West Carthage.