North Country At Work

Rail station in Kalurah. Nothing remains of the town now, except two or three houses four miles south east of Harrisville. Taken in 1905. Town of Pitcairn, NY.

Gas station that sold Pennzoil’s Colonial Gasoline. Unknown owner standing in front with gas pumps. Circa 1930s.

Riverside House station wagon outside a Harrisville livery. The livery was used to board horses, both local and visiting. One could also rent a horse. Pictured out front is a “station wagon” buggy filled with passengers. They would have ridden the buggy from the station to their destination. Taken September 26, 1915. Harrisville, NY.

H.J. Erwin Company and Duluth Imperial Flour & Feed Company on State Street next to the train tracks, Carthage, NY. Circa 1870.

At Alcoa plant, looking toward the lower level. Workers on right are working on the rails. Circa 1900. Massena, NY.

Construction of the powerhouse on the Massena Power Canal. Man in center is job boss and chief surveyor T.A. Gillespie of the T.A Gillespie Company. Photo taken 1898. Massena, NY.

Ice operations near entrance to Massena Power Canal. Circa 1950. Massena, NY.

Detonation of dynamite charge to remove ice on the power canal in Massena. Circa 1950. Massena, NY.

Dredge “A.K. Lawrie” and tugboat “William Hoopes” stationed at Dodge Bay on the St. Lawrence River in Massena. They were used for ice breaking operations. Massena, NY. Circa 1950.

Preparing dynamite charge: pictured are the explosives, a toolbox, and the worker in the process of preparing the charge to break up river ice. 1950. Massena, NY.