North Country At Work

Trolley motormen/ employees in front of a parked trolley at the end of the line. Circa 1920s. Paul Smiths, NY.

Captain Lovelace of the Elmer Jones, a ferry boat owned by the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company, which operated a busy ferry lined between the US and Canada on the Saint Lawrence River. Circa early 1950s. Morristown, NY.

Exterior of the Newton’s Lodge Restaurant (later the Lodge Restaurant). Circa 1920s. Morristown, NY. Photo donated by Tom Baker of Machesney Park, Illinois.

Cars lined up to board the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company ferry in 1945. The ferry would have been the one named the “Morrisbrock” which was put in service during World War II when the regular ferry was requisitioned by the US army. Brockville in background. Photograph by Louis Murray. 1945. Morristown, NY. Photo donated […]

Early taxis for hire in front of the Crescent Garage Company. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1910.

Interior of auto garage and three mechanics next to a Pontiac coupe. Stacks of Sunoco oil behind them, a lift for cars on right. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1930.

Rebuilding city hall in Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1930.

People milling about the bustling McNaughton Market on Isabella Street in Ogdensburg, NY. Next door is Frank’s Department Store. Circa 1930.

Looking west from the corner of State and Ford Streets, the business section of Ogdensburg, NY. Traffic cop in street directing cars. 1950s.

Looking west on Ford Street, Ogdensburg bank in foreground on right. Ogdensburg, NY. 1950s.