North Country At Work

Visitors at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum) for an inspection. Pine Camp, NY. June 1, 1942. Photograph by the photo section of the 4th Armored Division. Donated by Jill Johnson.

Soldiers loading vehicles and equipment onto a barge at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum). Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by the photo section of the 4th Armored Division. Donated by Jill Johnson.

4th Armored Division crossing the Black River in jeeps at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum). Watertown, NY. June 1, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Photo donated by Jill Johnson.

Arthur George N. Deline on a (presumed) fire department motorcycle. Deline was a firefighter for Fire Company No. 1 on Arsenal Street in Watertown for thirteen years, from 1907 until 1920. Photo courtesy of Deline’s grandson, Thomas LaClair.

Dwight Church using a ladder affixed to his car to get a better angle for his photograph. Canton, NY. 1926. Photo donated by Lamar Bliss.

Dwight Church’s Model-T, advertising the 5$ Photo Company in an independence day parade in Canton. Canton, NY. July 4, 1920. Photo donated by Lamar Bliss.

Dwight Church’s Film Car which advertised the $5 Photo Company. Church at one point drove the car all the way to Florida to advertise his business. Canton, NY. 1916. Photo donated by Lamar Bliss.

Dwight Church taking photos in Canton using ladder secured to his car so that he could photograph from a height. Canton, NY. 1973. Photographs donated by Lamar Bliss.

Dwight church standing in the yard of 7 West Main St in Canton with a camera bag he took down to the post office daily to take incoming films to be processed and outgoing photos to be delivered. Canton, NY. Fall 1970. Photo donated by Lamar Bliss.

Lumberjack Philip Jackson operating a 1978 John Deere 440C skidder. In the foreground is Jack Pulsifer. The skidder is on top of a pile of large, soft maple logs cut close to the Boquet River. Spring 2016. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Philip N. Jackson IV. Jackson says he’s been logging for about 66 years. Listen […]