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Horses at Work

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Horses have been hard at work in the North Country as long as people have been here, towing everything from lawn mowers to delivery wagons. Collected here are some of our favorites from across the region, mostly from around the beginning of the 20th century.

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Steve McCormick working ground with six horses in Hammond
Auxiliary Military Police with horse in Massena
Surveying party during winter in Fine
Surveying party during winter in Fine
Workers build road using horses and steam shovel in Adirondacks
Workers build road using horses and steam shovel in Adirondacks
Bobsled milk wagon in Ogdensburg
Winter milk delivery car on bobsled runners in Ogdensburg
Horsedrawn steam fire-fighting engine in Watertown
Horsedrawn steam fire-fighting engine in Watertown
Generator being moved with an eight-horse team in Oswegatchie
Generator being moved with an eight-horse team in Oswegatchie
Mail carrier Harry Wilson delivering mail in Essex County
Mail carrier Harry Wilson delivering mail in Essex County
Horse drawn lawn mower at Paul Smith’s Hotel in Paul Smiths
Horse drawn lawn mower at Paul Smith’s Hotel in Paul Smiths
Men with logs on a horse-drawn bobsled in Canton
Men with logs on a horse-drawn bobsled in Canton
Horses with wood sleds in Theresa
Horse-powered buzz saw cutting firewood in Westport
Pulling a logging skidway icer in Colton
Four bobsleds hauling logs to the railroad at Brandy Brook in Cranberry Lake
Four bobsleds hauling logs to the railroad at Brandy Brook in Cranberry Lake
Three men standing on a load of giant logs in Edwards
Three men standing on a load of giant logs in Edwards
Colby and Lawrence drawing lumber to Wadhams Mills
“Babe” with wagon for Wholesale Fruit & Produce business probably near Saranac Lake
A snowy winter log haul in Keene Valley
A snowy winter log haul in Keene Valley
Farrier Bill Balling works on a draft horse in Waddington
Farrier Bill Balling works on a draft horse in Waddington
Horse pulls train engine in Raquette Lake
Drawing milk cans to the cheese factory in Philadelphia
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