Tag: automobile

The 5$ Film Company car

The 5$ Photo Company car

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

Dwight Church taking photos in Canton

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 with his camera bag in Canton

Dwight Church with his camera bag in Canton

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.

Operating a Log Skidder in Elizabethtown

Lumberjack Philip Jackson operating a Log Skidder in Elizabethtown

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 […]

A trolley running from Redwood to Alexandria Bay

A trolley running from Redwood to Alexandria Bay

Starting in 1873, a train ran from New York City to Redwood and Hammond, and the trolley would take passengers from Redwood to Alexandria Bay from between 1902- 1916. The trolley station in Alexandria Bay was on Route 12. Photo taken within the range of 1902-1916. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical […]

Park Street in downtown Tupper Lake

Park Street in downtown Tupper Lake

A view of the businesses on Park Street in downtown Tupper Lake. Pictured are the Tavern, The Tap Room, National Army Store, A&P Food Stores, and Schine’s State Theater, which is advertising live entertainment. Circa late1940s. Tupper Lake, NY.