Type of Work: Artisans

Nelson Brown shapes a boat piece in his shop in Rushton Boat works

Nelson Brown shapes a boat piece in Rushton Boat works in Rushton

Nelson Brown using a draw shave to shape canoe paddles. He was the foreman of the Rushton Boat Shop and a very skilled boat builder. Behind him hang boat patterns for making boat pieces. Circa 1910. Originally identified and researched by Atwood Manley. Hamlet of Rushton in the Town of Canton, NY.

Men gathered in downtown Lisbon for Turkey Day

Men gathered in downtown Lisbon for Turkey Day

Men gathered downtown with horses and wagons for Turkey Day, a day just before Thanksgiving during which farmers sold their turkeys to buyers from cities like New York, Boston, and Montreal. Circa 1910. Lisbon, NY. Click here to read a North Country at Work story on a Lisbon girl who hid notes inside of the turkeys her family […]

Wayne Lincoln repairing player piano in Massena

Wayne Lincoln repairing player piano in Massena

Wayne Lincoln taking the front off of the main chest of a piano he’s repairing. Circa 2010. Massena, NY. For more information, check out our story on Wayne Lincoln and his piano repairs. 

F.W. Hayes Blacksmith Shop in the Town of De Kalb

F.W. Hayes Blacksmith Shop in the Town of De Kalb

Fred Hayes standing on the right in front of the wagon wheel, Fred Morrow on the left, a Gettman Girl and a young boy (center) standing in the F.W. Hayes Blacksmith Shop.  Fred Hayes was also a farrier and so he had piles of horseshoes in his shop. 1906. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo […]