Tag: mining

Operating a crane in Trout Lake

Heavy equipment operator Leo Reynolds stands next to a crane at Trout Lake. 1963. Trout Lake, NY, Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.

A group of workers at Hoopers Mines in North River

Workers on a break pose for a photograph at Hoopers Mines. Just a few days later, one of the workers pictured would be killed in a mining accident. Circa 1910. North River, NY. Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.

CCC Quarry in Indian Lake C: Civilian Conservation Corps quarry. 1939. Indian Lake, NY. Photo donated by Ted Roy. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office

CCC Quarry in Indian Lake

Civilan Conservation Corps quarry. 1939. Indian Lake, NY. Photo donated by Ted Roy. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Stone quarry in Piseco

Stone quarry in Piseco

A stone quarry in the hamlet of Piseco. Circa 1880-1910. Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Men outside the graphite mill at Hoopers Mine in North River

Men at Graphite Mine in Johnsburg

Workers at a graphite mine off of Hudson Street in Johnsburg, NY. Circa 1900 – 1910. Johnsburg, NY. Note: this caption originally stated this photo was at a graphite mill in North River. Historian Glenn Pearsall and Greg Schaefer from the North Creek Depot Museum brought it to our attention that there was not a graphite […]