Mail arrives via train in Lisbon
Train arriving in Lisbon, man to the left of the locomotive has a mail sack for the railway post office. A second train is on the passing track next to the Depot. Engine is a New York Central 4-4-0. 1907. Lisbon, NY.
Type of Work: Transportation
Inside the railroad station at Lisbon
Interior of railroad station. Left to right are: Gerald Duffy, Hamilton Walt, and William Duffy (station agent). Pictured on right are a telephone, typewriter, telegraph key, and stamping equipment. Circa 1930s. Lisbon, NY.
A horse-drawn stagecoach transports passengers on State Street in Carthage
A horse-drawn coach, which served as a taxi to deliver people from the train station to the businesses on State Street, is pictured here in the middle of an unpaved State Street. Circa 1880. Carthage, NY. From the Bob Blondin Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
Lowering a logging boat into the Black River in Carthage
A winch is used to lower a boat onto the Black River. The winch is on the railroad car which delivered the boat. The train stopped on the bridge in order to unload the boat. The boat was used to help corral wood being floated down the river to mills. Circa 1930. From the Bill […]
Policeman hand operating a traffic sign in Carthage
Police officer William Cheeseman, operating stop and go sign at intersection on State Street circa 1930s. Carthage, NY. From the Bill Blunden Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
Driving the Arnot hardware delivery wagon in Carthage
William Arnot driving his Arnot Hardware Delivery Wagon, doing home deliveries, circa 1910s. Carthage, NY. From the Bell & Arnot Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
St. Regis Paper Company shifter engine near Deferiet
This 0-60 type shifter engine owned by the St. Regis Paper Company was used to ship out paper from the mill. Circa 1920-1930. Deferiet, NY. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of America book Around Carthage and West Carthage. The town of Deferiet was built to house workers […]
Self-propelled rail car in Wanakena
Self-propelled railroad car with two seats at Wanakena Railroad station. Six people, possibly family members, pose with the stationary car. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY.
Cranberry Lake Railroad crew at the Wanakena Railroad Station
Wanakena Railroad Station. Railroad crew of the Cranberry Lake Railroad stand beside their train. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY.
Boat launching party in Wanakena
Pictured is a boat launching party of men, women, and children, surrounding a boat being dragged on wooden skids by a horse. Rich and Anders General Store and local telephone company are in background. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY.