Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Machine is a cast-iron powered paper cutter built by Oswego Machine Works in 1903. Originally designed to be powered by belt and pulley from a central shop motor, its own massive 3-horsepower motor was attached c. 1930. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
Racquette River Printshop sign, designed by Paul Davison, depicts view from nearby bridge upstream toward Ives Park in Potsdam, NY. Photo: Dale Hobson
Proprietor Dale Hobson outside the back door of Racquette River Printshop in downtown Potsdam’s historic Cox Building, 1978. Out of frame to right is the shop canoe, on the river bank below the downtown bridge. Meal breaks on the water and evening paddles were a regular employee benefit. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
Poet (and small press publishing partner) Allen Hoey (left) examines printed proofs. Artist and press operator Paul Davison looks on. Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Photo: Dale Hobson
Men and women examining a bi-plane at the Aviation Field, later the Floyd Bennett Field. Circa 1920. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Women working in the laboratory of the Imperial Paper & Color Corporation. Circa 1950. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Men gathered around a paper milling machine at a local paper mill. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Men in the shirtmakers’ shop of the Norris Factory on the corner of Maple and Culvert Streets. Pictured are E. Norris, Varney, Mahoney, and Charles Norris. Circa 1896. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Inside the Kendrick and Brown lumber Company factory on Lawrence Street. Men work with planning and shaping machines. An elaborate system of ducts removes the sawdust as they work. 1900- 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
Earl Allen, a third-generation rakemaker, outside his blacksmith shop and forge. Inside, a saw blade is powered by the engine of a 1930 Model T Ford, just as it was when Earl bought the shop from his uncle in 1959. Circa 1980. Â Johnsburg, NY. Photo by Daniel Way.
