North Country At Work

Ellis distributed milk from about 1904 to 1920. Shown inside the wagon are his son Gerald and his wife Etta (Orton) McGee. Norfolk, NY. Circa 1910. Courtesy of Joel Bixby.

Atwood Orchard cattle in a barn on the Turnpike Road in Clinton County. Exact date unknown, circa 1930-1940. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Three people bringing in a load of hay on their wagon. Pictured left to right are Don Leadley, Claude Bradt, and Charlie Bradt. Circa 1950. Wells, NY. Photo donated by Don Leadley. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office. David Pincombe has lived in the area all his life. His ancestors were one of the […]

Guests and workers pose on the porches of the Holland House Hotel, a five-story hotel. A full stagecoach is paused in front of the hotel. Circa 1890. Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives. Comment by Jane Mackintosh: Holland’s opened in 1875, was expanded in 1878, burned in 1886, was rebuilt […]

Cows in a pasture by the woods with two men standing around them. Circa 1900-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Boy stands behind a cow in a paddock. Note the ring through the cow’s nose. Circa 1900-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Mountain House/Home, after it was rebuilt when the original burned down. It was a hotel in the hamlet of Windfall run by J.W. MacAleese. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Clifton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Clifton Museum. The year before Carol Opdyke’s sophomore year of college, she lived with family in Cranberry Lake and […]

Roger Dake, caretaker and fisherman, with the rabbits he killed and his long gun tucker under his right arm. Donated by Everett Thomas. Oak Point, NY.

William George Ormiston leading a horse on the Ormiston homestead. Circa 1910-1915. Hammond, NY.

Eleanor Paddock Hollister feeding the chickens at the Paddock of Ormiston farm. Circa 1930s. Hammond, NY.