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.
A Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company ferry in action. An employee is either tying or untying the ferry. Circa 1950s. Morristown, NY. Check out our story on running ferries on the St. Lawrence River.
A group of people waiting for the bus down at the Morristown docks. The bus ran between Ogdensburg and Morristown, where passengers could transfer to the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company’s ferry line, which would take them to Brockville. Circa 1955. Morristown, NY. Check out our story on running ferries on the St. Lawrence River.
A winter ferry in use – it had a flat bottom with steel runners and was built by Captain John LaVigne. It was operated from 1895-1917. The ferry carried mail and passengers, and had handles on the front and back of the “ferry” – one man pushed, one man pulled. Circa 1895-1910. Morristown, NY.
Elmer Jones ferry, owned by the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company, with load of people and automobiles. Early 1920s. Morristown, NY. Donated by Richard “Dick” Johnson. Check out our story on running ferries on the St. Lawrence.
By 1946, only two ferries were run by the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company: Morrisbrock on the left, and Jones (the more frequently run ferry) on right. The home of Dorothy Scott, who owned the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company, is the big white house between two ferries. 1946. Morristown, NY. Donated by Richard (Dick) […]
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 […]
Pictured are the Morristown docks, with the Victory ferryboat (on far left), which was owned by the Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company. U.S. Customs and Immigration House situated right on the dock. Circa 1920s. Morristown, NY. Photo donated by Richard (Dick) Johnson.
A Brockville and Morristown Transportation Company ferry transporting passengers and goods across the Saint Lawrence River. The man in hat, third from left, is Fred Kury, who married owner Dorothy Barker Scott (later Kury). Circa early 1950s. Morristown, NY. Photos brought in by Richard (Dick) Johnson, grandson of Dorothy. Check out our story on running ferries […]
S.S. Steel Motor on Sept 7, 1935, loading aluminum ingot in Ogdensburg, NY for the Maytag Co. in Newton, Iowa.
