DEC helicopter searches for missing hikers on Algonquin Peak
Helicopter during the search for two missing hikers on Algonquin Peak in 2016. Photo courtesy of the NY DEC. Read the full North Country at Work story here on rangers.
Tag: blizzard
Plowing with a Lynn snowplow in Benson
A Lynn snowplow plowing snow. Art and Nancy Storer are on the left. January 26, 1941. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Delivering mail by sled in Lisbon
Frank Harper, mail carrier, delivering mail with a one horse cutter during winter. 1912. Lisbon, NY. Donated by Jean Harper.
Workers clear tracks after snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
A line of workers who shoveled snow off of railroad tracks after a snowplow and a passenger train collided during a blizzard. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February 23, 1912. DeKalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.
Train crew inside snowy car after snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
Pictured is a train crew posing inside a snowy train car interior, which was caused by the collision of a snowplow and a passenger train in which the train was buried under snow and had to be shoveled out. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February […]
Clearing the site of a snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
Workers clear snow from the site of a collision between a snowplow and a passenger train, in which the train was buried under snow and had to be shoveled out. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February 23 1912. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo […]
Site of 1912 snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
Pictured is a collision between a snowplow and a passenger train, in which the train was buried under snow and had to be shoveled out. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February 23, 1912. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, […]
A collision between a passenger train and a snow plow in De Kalb Junction
People posing on top of a passenger train that collided with a snow plow between De Kalb Junction and Canton. February 23, 1912. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.
Snowplowing in the Town of De Kalb
Two workers snowplowing after a big storm. 1946. Town of De Kalb, NY.
Payloader moving snow after 1977 blizzard in downtown Carthage
Payloader in downtown Carthage on North Washington Street. February 7, 1977. Carthage, NY.