North Country At Work

Stephen Hyatt Perlham Pell leans on a cannon during rebuilding of Fort Ticonderoga. Ticonderoga, NY. Circa 1940s. Photo submitted by Fred Provoncha.

Man operating a lathe at the National Defense Aviation School, Glens Falls, NY. Circa 1940-1943. Courtesy of the Crandall Public Library Photograph Collection #558, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library.

Dental Lab at Pine Camp. March 1, 1942. Donated by Jill Johnson.

Winter maneuvers at Pine Camp. March 1, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Donated by Jill Johnson.

President Roosevelt, Governor Arnall and General Newgarden visit Pine Camp. Pine Camp, NY. 1942. Donated by Jill Johnson.

Practicing tank maneuvers at Pine Camp. Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Donated by Jill Johnson.

Pilots load into a plane at unspecified airfield. Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Photo Donated by Jill Johnson.

Soldiers preparing artillery for a cannon at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum). Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Photo Donated by Jill Johnson.

Major General Dr. Arthur W. Hewett, a dentist, working with a soldier from Pine Camp. Pine Camp, NY. 1942. Donated by Jill Johnson, the daughter of Dr. Arthur W. Hewett.

Possibly a “peep” (larger than a Jeep) in the water at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum). Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by the photo section of the 4th Armored Division. Donated by Jill Johnson.