Post Office and tin smithing store in Lisbon
Lisbon residents sit on the steps outside the Post Office. Next door is the Clark H Flack plumbing and tin smithing store. Circa 1910. Lisbon NY. Donated by Laurie Worden Kirkby.
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Horse Drawn Ladder Truck in Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg Fire Department horse drawn ladder truck driven by two men sits stationed behind the Place Restaurant on Ford Street in Ogdensburg. Circa 1890-1900. Donated by Sean O’Neill.
S. P. Dwyer General Merchandise exterior in Lisbon
Stan Dwyer, Doris Dwyer (child) and Lottie Dwyer stand outside the S.P. Dwyer store (located next to the Lisbon Post Office). Note the Texaco gas pump on the right side of the building. Circa 1920s-30s. Lisbon, NY.
Turkey buyers in downtown Lisbon
Turkey buyers gather by the Lisbon Post Office. Turkeys were brought to town from nearby farms. Circa 1915. Lisbon, NY. Click here to read a North Country at Work story on a Lisbon girl who hid notes inside of the turkeys her family sold.
Kelley and Moore Tin Shop in Lisbon
Three employees stand inside the Kelley and Moore Tin Shop on Main Street. Metal break and rolling machine as well as other metal working tools are pictured. Circa 1910s. Lisbon, NY.
Ellis Cigar Store proprietor in Carthage
Tufic Ellis, proprietor, outside the Ellis Cigar Store (which also sold ice cream and newspapers). The store was connected to the front entry of the Grand Union Hotel. Ellis was Lebanese or of Lebanese ancestry. Circa 1950s. State Street in Carthage, NY.
A crowd in front of Nolan’s Boston Store in Carthage
Nolan’s Boston Store “The Store That Saves You Money” during a Big Bargain Sale. Circa 1900-1910. Carthage. NY. From the Bob Blondin Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
A horse-drawn stagecoach transports passengers on State Street in Carthage
A horse-drawn coach, which served as a taxi to deliver people from the train station to the businesses on State Street, is pictured here in the middle of an unpaved State Street. Circa 1880. Carthage, NY. From the Bob Blondin Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
Policeman hand operating a traffic sign in Carthage
Police officer William Cheeseman, operating stop and go sign at intersection on State Street circa 1930s. Carthage, NY. From the Bill Blunden Collection in the Town of Champion Archives.
Parker’s Laundry washerwomen in Carthage
The Parker Laundry washerwomen (and possibly the delivery boy) standing outside the store. Circa 1900-1910. Carthage, NY. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of America book Around Carthage and West Carthage.