North Country At Work

Men on the porch of a boarding house on Main Street in Newbridge. A few years later, a second-floor porch was added. 1909. Newbridge, NY.

View of Main Street, boarding house in the foreground. September 1911. Newbridge, NY.

The original Wanakena post office, which opened in 1902. At the time of this photo, the post office contained over 2,000 PO boxes. When the town’s lumber company left the area in 1912, the population went down and the post office no longer needed its own building, so it was moved into the general store […]

Workers at the Union Auto Garage. Two men stand by an automobile while one holds gas pump. Circa 1920-1930. Margaret Street in Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Plattsburgh National Bank & Trust Co., on the corner of Margaret and Brinkerhoff Streets. The bank operated as Plattsburgh National from 1920 until 1955. It then merged and became Key Bank and operates under that name today. Date of the photo is unknown, circa 1930-1940. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

The storefront of National Army Store on the corner of Lower Court Street and Margaret Streets in downtown Plattsburgh.  The store operated from 1929 until 1978. The date of the photo is unknown. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Nash’s Super Service Store parade on Margaret Street at the corner with Bridge Street in downtown Plattsburgh. Date of photo is unknown. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

The County Courthouse interior with staff. Date unknown. The building in downtown Plattsburgh exists today but no longer hosts court proceedings. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Structure fire at the United Chemists Store on the corner of Margaret Street and Clinton Street in Plattsburgh. The single story building that replaced it stands today. Circa 1910-1935. Plattsburgh, NY. Courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Association, Brewer Collection.

The Union Hotel, next to Clow & Klein Garage, on Margaret Street in downtown Plattsburgh. A man is posed outside of the hotel on the sidewalk. The Hotel was in business from 1920 until 1970. Circa 1920s.  Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.