Engine and coach derailment in De Kalb
Engine and coach derailment at a yard road crossing. Identified people from left to right: Engr Tull, Supt Timmerman, Al Farr, and P.L. Walker. March 1910. De Kalb, NY.
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Cutting branches hanging on a power line after 1998 ice storm in Canton
Niagara Mohawk worker cutting branches tangled in wire during the ice storm of January 1998. At the Judd’s Farm outside Canton. The ice storm blacked out a region from northern New York across southeastern Ontario and Quebec (as far north as Montreal), and across northern New England. Power outages lasted as long as 3 weeks […]
Firefighters outside the Town Hall on fire in Canton
Firefighters on Main Street outside the Canton Town Hall which is fully engulfed in flames. 1962. Canton, NY. Taken by Dwight Church.
Firefighters fighting Town Hall fire in Canton
Canton Town Hall is completely ablaze, with firefighters in the street around it. Note the hose hooked up to fire hydrant at bottom left. 1962. Main Street in Canton, NY. Taken by Dwight Church.
Firefighters battle the Spaulding fire using steam pumper in Canton
A crowd of onlookers watch as firefighters battle the Spaulding building fire on Main Street. February 1, 1925. Canton.
Firefighters battle the Spaulding fire in downtown Canton
A crowd of onlookers watch as firefighters battle the Spaulding building fire in downtown Canton on Main Street. February 1, 1925. Canton, NY.
Fighting the Spaulding fire with a steam pumper in Canton
A volunteer firefighter operates the Silas Wright steam pumper on February 1, 1925. Canton, NY.
Men gathered around Canton’s first firefighting hand pumper in Canton
Canton’s first piece of firefighting equipment, a hand pumper, was named the St. Lawrence. Note the metal buckets hanging at the center of the pumper. It’s pictured here on Main Street, surrounded by a crowd of men. It was purchased after a devastating fire in 1869. Circa early 1870s. Canton, NY.
Sketch of 1884 fire in West Carthage and Carthage
This sketch, by an unknown artist, depicts the 1884 fire. It was drawn from the west bank, at a point between the State Bridge and the NY Central Railroad Bridge. Drawn circa 1880s. Carthage, NY. Town of Wilna archives. Check out this story from North Country at Work to learn more about how the fire of 1884 shaped Carthage and […]
Fire at Gifford Sawmill in Carthage
Unidentified man hosing smoldering remains of the Gifford Sawmill. The fire destroyed the mill. Circa 1920s. Carthage, NY. Check out this North Country at Work story to learn more about how fire has shaped the history of Carthage. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of America book Around Carthage and […]