North Country At Work

The Old Forge Hardware exterior. The sixth man from the left is Moses Asher Cohen, owner. Early 1900s. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.

Exterior view of the Old Forge Hardware Company and Old Forge Dry Goods Company. 1910. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.

Exterior of the Old Forge Hardware Company founded by Moses Asher Cohen. The Cohen family still has an interest in the business. Circa 1950s or 1960s. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.

Men, women, and children outside the post office and hardware store. Signs read: “POST OFFICE ARTINSBURG N.Y.” “WOOL CARDING” “THE NEW TIME GOODRICH BLACK SAFETY TREAD NO OTHER FABRIC TIRE SO GOOD” and “AMERICAN SEAL PAINTS”. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Martinsburg, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

View of Main Steet from the Clark H. Flack Store. Caption written on photo reads “THE BUSINESS CENTER. LISBON N.Y.”  Photograph by Henry M. Beach. 1910. Lisbon, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Inside the Rogers Company Store. Six men stand behind the counter. Photograph by McVicker Photography. 1870. Au Sable Forks, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Inside Mould’s Drug Store. On the left, two men stand behind the counter; on the right, a woman leans on the counter. Merchandise in bottles (alcohol?) is displayed in glass cases lining the walls. Note gas-lamps. Photograph by George W. Baldwin. 1889. Keeseville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Store or market interior. Man and woman stand behind a counter, little girl is in front holding a large apple and a man with a pad and pen stands in front. On the floor are several boxes and bushel baskets of apples, onions, potatoes and other produce.  A sign at the door window reads: “Strictly […]

The exterior of R.J. Stuart’s Grocery Store. Circa 1920s.  Speculator NY.

Stan (Sonny) Schoonmaker at the soda counter of Schoonmaker’s Drugs. Circa 1960s. Speculator, NY. Photo by Kevin Schoonmaker. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.