Women working at the Serfis Glove Company. Workers kept a bag of cut gloves by their side, ready to sew, and were paid by the pair. Most women also had commercial sewing machines in their homes and would do additional work at night or on weekends. March 6, 1956. Wells, NY. Photo courtesy of Bruce Wright.
Barton Garnet Mine pit foreman Stewart Brown and unknown man with a steam shovel in mine pit at Gore Mountain. Circa late 1930s or early 1940s. North Creek, NY. Photo courtesy of Judy and Jason Brown.
John Vollmer inside the acid plant of the J&J Rogers Company’s pulp mill. He was the “lead burner” who did all of the lead work during the construction of the plant. Au Sable Forks, NY. Photo by Charles Derby. Courtesy of Elsa Voelcker. Click here to read or listen to our three-part story on the rise and […]
Workers inside the wood room at the J&J Rogers Company’s pulp mill. From left to right: Frank Ashley, Alex Aubin, William Hopkins, and wood room foreman John Miller. Circa 1894. Au Sable Forks, NY. Photo by Charles Derby. Courtesy of Elsa Voelcker. Click here to read or listen to our three-part story on the rise and fall […]
One of Gerald Heath’s sons mows the lawn at Singer Castle on Dark Island, where Heath was the caretaker. Circa 1950s or early 1960s. Chippewa Bay, NY. Photo courtesy of Doug Heath.
Gerald Heath with lawnmower at Singer Castle on Dark Island, where he was the caretaker. Circa 1950s or early 1960s. Chippewa Bay, NY. Photo courtesy of Doug Heath.
Rebuilding a bridge. Hogansburg, NY. Photo from the Akwesasne Cultural Center Museum archives.
Inside the main machine shop of the Bagley & Sewall Company. Watertown, NY. Circa 1930s or 1940s. Photo submitted by Franz Helin, from the company brochure.
Draftsman Frans Alfred Helin (right) inspects machine at the Bagley & Sewall Company. Watertown, NY. Circa 1930s. Photo submitted by Franz Helin.
Stephen Hyatt Perlham Pell leans on a cannon during rebuilding of Fort Ticonderoga. Ticonderoga, NY. Circa 1940s. Photo submitted by Fred Provoncha.
