Photograph of Paul Smith’s Electric Light and Power and Railroad Co. cars on the tracks. Guests and workers can be seen in and around the cars. A group of five World War One soldiers stand outside the cars. Circa 1917. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.
Railroad depot, where train came from the junction at Lake Clear to Paul Smith’s Hotel, which can be seen in the far back left. Circa 1910. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.
Photograph of Ebridge G. Ricketson (far right) and other men standing in front of the E.G. Ricketson Boat Building shop. Boats, oars, and other items can be seen leaning against the building. Circa 1890. Bloomingdale, NY (St. Armand). Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.
Two men in an Adirondack guide boat at Paul Smith’s Hotel. Note American flag hanging from the far end of the boat. Circa 1890. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.
Frederick J. Roderick posing with one of the trucks for his moving and storage company, F.J. Roderick & Son. Spring 1944. Carthage, NY. Courtesy of Richard Roderick
Two employees of Frink Snowplows stand next to the largest V-plow produced by the company. The plow was headed to a town in northern Maine. The design of the V-plow was invented by Karl Frink, and the company was a major employer in Clayton from 1920-2000. Clayton, NY. Circa 1980. From the Thousand Islands Museum.
Four men, two on top of the Frink snowplow and two riding the wings, plow through deep snow. Clayton, NY. Circa 1930 -1940. From the Thousand Island Museum.
A conductor and the station dog at the railroad station in Clayton, NY. Like many North Country towns, the railroad was a vital part of the Clayton economy, bringing tourists to the riverside community. Circa 1930. From the Thousand Islands Museum.
A postcard showing a tourist train arriving at the riverside dock. Tourists were then taken by steamships to the islands. Clayton, NY. Circa 1910. From the Thousand Islands Museum.
Crew inside locomotive #1989 that hauled the Club Train, in the railroad yard at Clayton, NY. Circa 1908. From the Thousand Islands Museum.
