Railroad workers posing with a wood-fired steam locomotive drawing tender car and flat cars. Photo taken in a rail yard, with spare wheels for train cars on right. The engine was owned by the Lake Champlain and Montreal Railroad. Circa 1870-1880. Along Lake Champlain, in either Essex or Clinton County in New York State.
A J.B. Brinsmade wood-fired steam locomotive running on the L.C. & M.R.R., which may stand for the Lake Champlain and Moriah Railroad. J.B. Brinsmade was associated with the mining industry and the railroad in the town of Moriah. Engine #6. Circa 1870-1880. Along Lake Champlain, in either Essex or Clinton County in NYS.
Three (unidentified) men dressed in hats and suits standing beside electric trolley and two sets of tracks. Circa 1900-1910. Paul Smiths, NY.
Lake Champlain ferry. Photo of the “Champlain,” owned by Lake Champlain Ferries based in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1950s. Lake Champlain, between Vermont and New York. Sailboat “Marec” out of Montreal in foreground. Photo printed by Davoe, Breck, & MacFarland of Utica, NY.
“The Vermont,” a sidewheeler steamship, on Lake Champlain. Printed by Baldwin’s Photos of Plattsburgh. Circa 1900. On Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York.
Trolley motormen/ employees in front of a parked trolley at the end of the line. Circa 1920s. Paul Smiths, NY.
George William Brown driving his tour boat, “The Brownie,” on the water around Morristown. Circa 1920s. Morristown, NY. Photo donated by Barbara Brown, who is the granddaughter of George William Brown.
Captain Lovelace of the Elmer Jones, a ferry boat owned by the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company, which operated a busy ferry lined between the US and Canada on the Saint Lawrence River. Circa early 1950s. Morristown, NY.
A Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company ferry in action. An employee is either tying or untying the ferry. Circa 1950s. Morristown, NY. Check out our story on running ferries on the St. Lawrence River.
A group of people waiting for the bus down at the Morristown docks. The bus ran between Ogdensburg and Morristown, where passengers could transfer to the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company’s ferry line, which would take them to Brockville. Circa 1955. Morristown, NY. Check out our story on running ferries on the St. Lawrence River.
