North Country At Work

The exterior of the alcohol plant run by the Brooklyn Cooperage Co. 1915. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.

A view of the buildings at the Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories plant in the 1970s. Rouses Point, NY. Photo courtesy of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society.

Pallets of Riopan, an antacid drug for relieving heartburn and indigestion that was made at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. 1970s. Rouses Point, NY. Photo courtesy of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society.

A worker operating some kind of switchboard at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. The factory was later bought by Pfizer, and the Rouses Point plant closed in 2006. 1970s. Rouses Point, NY. Photo courtesy of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society.

A worker surveys a machine washing bottles at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. The factory was later bought by Pfizer, and the Rouses Point plant closed in 2006. 1970s. Rouses Point, NY. Photo courtesy of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society.

Two workers inspecting pills at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. The tools they are holding may be designed to vacuum up pills that don’t pass inspection. 1970s. Rouses Point, NY. Photo courtesy of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society.   Geri Favreau went to work for Ayerst in 1967. She worked there for 37 years on the office side […]

An aerial view of the buildings at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, several years prior to its closing. The factory at that point had been bought by Pfizer, and the Rouses Point plant closed in 2006. 2003. Rouses Point, NY. Photo courtesy of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society.

This photo shows four filter presses used for washing the magaldrate material at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. Magaldrate is the generic name for Riopan, an antacid for relieving heartburn and indigestion that was made at the factory. The factory was later bought by Pfizer, and the Rouses Point plant closed in 2006. 1970s. Rouses Point, NY. Photo […]

Workers on the packaging line at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. The factory was later bought by Pfizer, and the Rouses Point plant closed in 2006. 1980s. Rouses Point, NY. Photo courtesy of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society.

Workers on the filling line, where pill bottles would have been filled up, at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. The factory was later bought by Pfizer, and the Rouses Point plant closed in 2006. 1980s. Rouses Point, NY.