North Country At Work

Holby shovel in Harmony Mine of the Mineville mines, used to load ore into cars for transportation out of the mine. Operated by Witherbee Sherman & Company. 1918. Mineville in the town of Moirah, NY. Unknown worker.

Fishermen (named from left: Nap, Dunn, Bogardus, and Scott) with their catch from ice fishing. Bogardus was a fishing guide and also caught sturgeon to send to NYC via the railroad. Circa 1950-1960. Morristown, NY.

Francis George Queary sharpening equipment to be used in the ice harvest, wearing period safety glasses. Carthage, NY. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos.

Conveyor belt that moved ice into the ice houses. During the Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.

Cutting ice with an “ice saw” during the Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.

Men poling the ice with pikes, good view of ice houses in the background. During Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.

Waiting to maneuver ice down the channel. Pictured is the full, giant, ice house in the rear, with conveyor/elevator used to move ice into the ice house. During Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, […]

Machinery and tools needed for the ice harvest–horses, pikes (poles with hook on end), elevator for moving blocks of ice. Ice houses in the background; cupolas  for ventilation. During the Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related […]

Pulling ice blocks into position during the Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.

Ice coming off the conveyor belt into ice house during the Carthage, NY ice harvest. 1947. Carthage Ice Harvest Collection donated by Eleanor Query, whose father, Francis George Query, is pictured in many of the photos. Related story, here.