North Country At Work

Nancy Storer, the little girl, walking the pigs with her father on the Storer Farm. September 1939. Benson, NY. Photo donated by Nancy Storer. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

George Politsch with his horses Molly and Flora at Politsch Place, which used to be the town post office. Circa 1917. Upper Benson in Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Cora Darling feeding chickens at Darling Farm in lower Benson. Circa 1920s-1930s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Farmer Burr Mason. June 4, 1940. Benson, NY. Photo donated by Art Storer. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Jacques Suzanne, wearing a fur coat, lying in the snow beside a team of dogs harnessed to a sled. 1930-1950. Lake Placid, NY. Inscription reads: “To my friend Noah John Rondeau.” Rondeau was known as the Adirondack hermit. Photo courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Dogsled team in Lake Placid with mountain in the background. Three people are in the sled, two people behind it. Photograph by Alfred W. Santway. Lake Placid, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Dogsled team on the edge of a field. Photograph by Alfred W. Santway. Lake Placid, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Pigs and piglets in pig sty with tree stumps. Man stands in background wearing hat and jacket. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Piercefield, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

An early view of the Morley Grist Mill. A team of horses and men are posed just outside of a covered drive-through, probably used for loading and unloading grain. Circa 1880. Morley, NY.