North Country At Work

Early construction work on the power dam, Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1910.

Shipyard employees portrait, mixture of management and workers. The space behind them is where ships were built and repaired. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1910.

Two workmen waving from their perch fixing one of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church steeples. Ogdensburg, NY. 1952.

Ogdensburg’s urban renewal in progress on lower Ford Street to North Street. A crane using a clamshell attachment tears down building, construction worker on ground. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1960s.

Men on construction project rebuilding porches in Ogdensburg, NY (possibly on Oswegatchie). 1950s.

Laying sidewalk at a housing project. In background workers are applying a brick facing to a new home. August of 1951, Ogdensburg, NY.

Building the seawall (a retaining wall to minimize erosion) at Crescent Park on the Oswegatchie River, using a steam-powered engine operating unidentified type of equipment. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1900.

Moving an apartment in downtown Ogdensburg. A four apartment house, originally at 332 State Street, was moved by this work crew to 700 State Street. It was formerly  Dr. Daly’s office and home. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1940.

The Ogdensburg Prescott International Bridge under construction. Near Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1959.

Ogdensburg Prescott International Bridge under construction. July 7, 1959. Ogdensburg, NY. Photograph by Ken. L. Henderson. Near Ogdensburg, NY.