Self-portrait of James Hackett at work at J. R. Miller & Co. in Watertown. He was a tailor there for many years. The photo is a scan of one of his 5″x7″ glass plate negatives. Circa 1900-1910. Photo donated by James Bullard, Hackett’s grandson.
Joy McCabe, and her husband, Tom McCabe, in front of their general store, Keene General Store. 1975. Keene, NY. It was next door to the Woodruff Motel. You can see the sign to the right. Photo courtesy of Sue Abbott Jones.
Putting in a new septic tank at The Woodruff Motel. In the hole is Tom Kennelly, who co-owned the motel. September 1980. Keene, NY. Photo courtesy of Sue Abbott Jones.
Employees outside the Fillin’ Station, The Woodruff Motel’s restaurant. August 1985. Keene, NY. Photo courtesy of Sue Abbott Jones.
The Woodruff Motel sign. Summer of 1981. Keene, NY. Photo courtesy of Sue Abbott Jones. The Woodruff Motel was built in 1946 by the Woodruff Motel. Sue Abbott Jones, her (former) husband Tom Kennelly, and his extended family ran the motel from 1975 into the early 1990s.
A street sweeper pauses in his work near the intersection of Glen and Ridge Streets. Glens Falls, NY. Circa 1895. Courtesy of the Crandall Public Library Photograph Collection #1268, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library.
Patricia “Tisha” Dolton has worked a lot of jobs. Along the way she’s scooped ice cream, been a line cook, and bought books for a major book retailer. Finally, she landed at the Crandall Public Library, where she worked as outreach coordinator. In 2019, she made the transition to Historian and Reference Librarian in The […]
Chef Gary Fairchild flambéing dessert at the Hiland Golf Club (currently the Hiland Park Country Club). Fairchild has worked in and around Glens Falls as a chef for over fifteen years. 2003. Glens Falls, NY. Donated by Gary Fairchild. Chef Gary Fairchild has lived and worked in the Glens Falls area for nearly two decades. […]
Aerial shot of the Dexter International Airport, circa 1970s. Photo donated by Paul Cook. Paul Cook always worked in and around Watertown, but not always doing the same thing. He spent twenty years as a cost clerk at Hall Ski-Lift, and seventeen years as an Office Promotion Clerk at Fort Drum. But he also read […]
Man driving a horse drawn meat and grocery wagon. 803 Cooper Street in Watertown, NY. Circa 1890. Donated by Thomas LaClair.
