Barbara Brown announcing (giving tour information) during an Uncle Sam Boat Tour on the St. Lawrence River. Late 1970s. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Brown. You can listen to Barbara Brown remembering her time as an announcer in the audio clip.
George W. Brown (right) and another captain pose next to their boats. Brown gave guided tours of the Thousand Islands. Circa 1930. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Brown.
William Horace “Hod” Brown driving his tour boat, called “Just Landing.” Brown was a tour boat guide and fishing guide. Circa 1900. Near Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Brown.
A large wall of muskrat pelts trapped by Roy Johnson. Johnson was known as the “preacher-trapper” because he worked as both. Circa 1979. Philadelphia, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson. Listen to Dave Johnson on his father’s trapping in the audio clip.
Roy C. Johnson, who was known as the “preacher-trapper” because those were his two occupations, displaying pelts he trapped. Circa 1960. Hamlet of Brier Hill in Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Roy C. Johnson, who was both a preacher and a trapper, posing in front of a rack of pelts, including fox, coyote, raccoon, mink, and muskrat. Circa 1970. Philadelphia, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
The “preacher-trapper” Roy C. Johnson, so-called because those were his two jobs, posing with the pelts of foxes he trapped. Circa 1960. Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Roy C. Johnson, who was known as the “preacher-trapper” because those were his two occupations, posing in front of a rack of pelts he trapped. Included are fox, coyote, raccoon, mink, and muskrat. Early 1970s. Philadelphia, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Roy Johnson, who made his living as both a preacher and a trapper, displaying a rare red coyote pelt outside the First Congregational Church. Mid-1960s. Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
Roy Johnson, who made his living as both a preacher and a trapper. He’s pictured with the pelts of 768 muskrats and one otter behind the house where the preachers lived. 1968. Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
