North Country At Work

Six men on shore cooking on an open fire after a guided fishing trip. Circa 1920. Clayton, NY. From the Antique Boat Museum.

View of dining room in the Fort William Henry Hotel. Note African-American waiters. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. 1875. Lake George, NY.

Overloaded stagecoach in front of the Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George. Stage of E. Putman and Co. traveling the Glens Falls, Lake George, and Chestertown Route. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1878. Lake George, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Waiters lined up alongside set tables in the dining room of Hotel Champlain. Note than many of them are African-American. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1891. Plattsburgh, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Inside the Hotel Champlain. Note African-American man (right), probably a porter. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1891. Plattsburgh, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

The dining room of Prospect House with tables in rows with white table cloths.  People are sitting at the various tables, servers are standing between them. Note that waiters are African-American. Photograph by Edward Bierstadt. Circa 1885. Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Raquette Lake Fire Truck during a parade. Circa 1991. Raquette Lake, NY, Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Coach Jerry Welch gives his basketball team instruction for their successful win in Division III. 1986. Potsdam, NY.

Seven car passenger train pauses at De Kalb Junction for lunch. Eleven man crew poses with New York Central engine number 3782 while passengers have 20 minute lunch break at De Kalb Junction hotel. At least three African American crew members. Circa 1900. Town of De Kalb, NY.

The members of an ALCOA Citizenship Class posing for a photo in patriotic costumes. Many ALCOA workers were immigrants who did not speak English or possess an education, so ALCOA offered a citizenship night class for workers. One black man and several women in group. Circa 1915. Massena.