North Country At Work

A. Mason & Sons Lumber Co, Plattsburgh & Peru, truck with workers posing next to it. At lumberyard in Peru. Circa 1930-1940. Peru, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Esso Truck for Ryan Brothers, of the Plattsburgh Coal Company. Date unknown, circa 1950-1960. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Harry Carpenter, Long Distance Hauling truck, in Plattsburgh. Photo 1936. The company, which changed its name to Carpenter Moving and Storage, operated from 1929 until 1941. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Rutland Railroad wreck in Irona. February 7, 1935. Irona, NY. Courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Association, Brewer Collection.

The Union Garage on Margaret Street in downtown Plattsburgh. Employees are posing in front of the garage next to an automobile. The service station was downtown from 1928 until 1950. 1920s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Moving crashed Sysco truck using a John Deere tractor on Tupper Lake Road. 2000s. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Moving the Adirondack Museum’s railroad car on the Long Lake bridge. Howard Seaman in his TDG bulldozer pulls the car across. Circa 1950s. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

The Daniel P tied up at village dock. It was the largest steamboat to cruise Long Lake, and was used from 1909 until 1911 and built by George Smith. Circa 1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Man rowing pleasure boat on Long Lake. Circa 1900-1920. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

First float bridge in Long Lake, which was built around 1870. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.