North Country At Work

Frederica Carr and Roy Wilcox standing on a dock. Roy was a boat hand; he is holding a rope attached to the Pickle Boat. Circa 1938. Town of Webb, NY.

The three men are perched on the Old Forge Mail Boat. Pictured from left to right are Burt Youmans (or Jay Barker), Chauncy Covey, and Curly Erwin (the mail clerk). Circa 1901-1910. Old Forge, NY. Check out our North Country at Work story on early mail delivery in the Adirondacks.

Captain Jay Barker stands next to the Old Forge mail boat, on Old Forge Pond. The three other men may be deckhands. Circa 1901-1910. Old Forge, NY. Check out this North Country at Work story on early mail delivery in the Adirondacks. 

Railroad engine and crew of five men, including three men dressed in railroad uniforms. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Webb, NY. Click here for a North Country at Work story on how trains helped transform Webb from a logging town to a tourist destination.

Pictured is NYCRR engine #1072 which ran off a turntable into a mill at Fulton Chain on July 16, 1914. Old Forge, NY.

Pictured from left to right are: Walt Miller, Hal Abbot, M. Callahan, William Christy, and Paul Huguenine in front of the Fulton Chain Railway Station, located on the Old Forge lakefront. The Fulton Chain Railway was a little over 2 miles long and connected Fulton Chain to Old Forge. The FCR was merged into the […]

Main Street of Thendara, NY. On the left is Van Aiken’s Tavern, on the right is the New York Central Railroad station, which also served the town of Old Forge. Circa 1930. Thendara, NY.

Fred Becker (driver) with his team of horses and buggy, meeting two female guests at the Fair View Station, which was a flag stop on the Raquette Lake River. Circa 1890-1900. Town of Webb, NY.

A railroad engine parked at the Raquette Lake station. The front of the engine’s boiler has blown off.  Unknown men on tracks. Circa 1910-1920. Raquette Lake, NY.

Nine railroad crew workers with shovels and railroad jack on the Fulton Chain tracks. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Webb, NY.