North Country At Work

Farmer Samuel Taylor posing with his horse. Circa 1910-1920. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Willard Dibble stands in front of the hay rig along with his family and dog at their farm. Circa 1900. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Five men dressing logs (making them into beams). Probably for the structure on the left. To the right is a team of horses and the Maple Grove farmhouse. Maple Grove Farm was operated by the Clark family, two of their daughters stand with the team of horses. Circa 1910-1930. Near Cranberry Lake, NY. Donated by […]

Woman with cow. Circa 1890-1910. Town of Lake Pleasant, NY. From the Wickes Family Collection. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Williams Farm in lower Hope on the Old Northville Road. Circa 1890-1900. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Dick Barry working in the garden. Circa 1950s or 1960s. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Nancy Storer, the little girl, walking the pigs with her father on the Storer Farm. September 1939. Benson, NY. Photo donated by Nancy Storer. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

George Politsch with his horses Molly and Flora at Politsch Place, which used to be the town post office. Circa 1917. Upper Benson in Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Man feeding livestock on the Storer Farm in upper Benson. The Storer family came up from Staten Island during the Depression. Circa 1930-1940s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Cora Darling feeding chickens at Darling Farm in lower Benson. Circa 1920s-1930s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.