North Country At Work

This is a photograph of the laying of the cornerstone for the new Presbyterian Church. 1892. Public fountain in park in foreground. Gouverneur, NY.

Wagon (with feed bags) in downtown Dexter, circa 1906. Dexter, NY.

View of Dexter looking northwest from Fish Island, which was the original name of Dexter. (People went fishing at this location.) Notice the river channel in foreground, crossed by steel “short bridge.” The Sulfite Paper mill is in the left background. The canal that goes through downtown is visible on right. Company houses in center […]

Downtown Dexter circa mid-1920s. Phelan Block on left. Dexter, NY.

Teamster with single horse hitch in front of Geo. W. Hobb’s Jewelry Store in downtown Dexter. Large sign advertises The Hub 5 and 10 cent store. Circa 1900-1910. Dexter, NY.

First paving of downtown streets. Circa 1916. Dexter, NY.

Teamster hauling feedbags through downtown Dexter. Circa 1900. Dexter, NY.

J.A. McWayne block: dry goods and general merchandise on left; short covered bridge; F. W. Winn building general store, at right rear; J.T. Wood Store, boots, shoes, groceries and drugs, hides and skins, and pork packers, right front; Mill Canal, foreground. Information on stores from History of Dexter, NY, compiled by Marion H. Evans, village […]

Downtown Philadelphia. 1959. Philadelphia, NY. From Bodman Memorial Library Calenders, which used photos from the Philadelphia Historical Society’s archives.  

Downtown Philadelphia in the 1930s. Philadelphia, NY. From Bodman Memorial Library Calenders, which used photos from the Philadelphia Historical Society’s archives.