North Country At Work

View of dining room in the Fort William Henry Hotel. Note African-American waiters. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. 1875. Lake George, NY.

Musical group with violins, cello, bass drum, flute, trombone and upright bass at left. Two young girls watch. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1885. Lake George, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Overloaded stagecoach in front of the Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George. Stage of E. Putman and Co. traveling the Glens Falls, Lake George, and Chestertown Route. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1878. Lake George, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Inside the Fort William Henry Hotel. Photo shows the office and its elaborate furnishings including pillars and chandeliers, holding gas-lighting fixtures. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1885. Lake George, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Dock area at Fort William Henry Hotel being enjoyed by some visitors, a rowboat is tied just beneath them.  The sign at the left of the road reads:  “FORT WM HENRY HOTEL.”  The small building to the right of the people is the “Boat Office”. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1885. Lake George, NY. […]

Waiters lined up alongside set tables in the dining room of Hotel Champlain. Note than many of them are African-American. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1891. Plattsburgh, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Inside the Hotel Champlain. Note African-American man (right), probably a porter. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1891. Plattsburgh, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Lobby of the Fort William Henry Hotel.  Several men standing behind and in front of desk, two women sitting in chairs. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Circa 1870. Lake George, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

View of the Loon Lake House from the front.  Automobile parked in front of building. Photograph by the Eastern Illustrating Company. Circa 1920. Loon Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

View of the Grand View House, with several children and adults in foreground. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. 1893. Lake Placid, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.