Tag: food

Opening of McDonalds in West Carthage

Opening of McDonalds in West Carthage

Opening of McDonalds in West Carthage, NY. Pictured left to right are: Ed Cosmie (Town of Wilna Supervisor), Leon Maine (Carthage Village President), Richard Goodspeed (West Carthage Mayor), unknown, unknown, Theodore Ward (Saint Lawrence National Bank), Thomas Gurnett, and unknown. December 27, 1978. Courtesy of the Town of Wilna Historian’s Office Collection.

The Boardwalk Restaurant in Wanakena

The Boardwalk Restaurant in Wanakena

Exterior view of the Boardwalk Restaurant with the chef, three women, a little girl, and two men posed in front of the restaurant and on the porch.  Railway tracks visible between the restaurant and boardwalk. Written on photograph: “THE BOARDWALK, RESTAURANT, WANAKENA, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY. Courtesy of the […]

Women shop in a meat market in Saranac Lake

Women shop in a meat market in Saranac Lake

Men and women inside a butcher shop. Quarters of beef and pork hang on a wall. A meat saw also hangs there. Two men stand behind the counter, and a man in a fur coat and hat may be a customer. Photograph by Edward T. Start. Circa 1900. May be Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of […]

People and produce inside grocery store in Saranac Lake

People and produce inside grocery store in Saranac Lake

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 […]

Employees inside fish market in Saranac Lake

Employees inside a fish market in Saranac Lake

Workers, two wearing aprons, inside a fish market. Signs advertise live lobster, white halibut, frog legs, scallops, lake trout, and oysters. Photograph by Edward T. Start. Circa 1900.  Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Charlie Johns’ store in Speculator

Charlie Johns’ store in Speculator

The interior of Charlie Johns, a grocery store and general store. Circa 1963. Four Corners of Speculator, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Indian Lake CCC Kitchen Police

Indian Lake CCC Kitchen Police

The Indian Lake Civilian Conservation Corps 24 Kitchen Police getting coal.  Circa 1930s. Indian Lake, NY. Photo donated by T. Roy. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.