North Country At Work

Cranes building windmills in Chategueay. Akwesasne’s Ted Cook was in charge of moving the cranes and says that moving each one took 27 tractor trailers. Chategueay, NY. 2009-2010. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

Brian Lazore, Ted Cook’s partner, working on a building in Jersey City, NJ. Circa 2005. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

A Mohawk ironworking crew working at the Massena Airport. Akwesasne’s Ted Cook was foreman for the job. Summer 2008. Massena, NY. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

Two Mohawk ironworkers on the Goldman Sachs Tower. Jersey City, NJ. Circa 2002. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

Ironworkers Ted Cook and Tom Hall standing on a 25-ton column on the Goldman Sachs tower. Ted spent a year working on the Goldman Sachs building. Behind them is a crane which was weighted to hold 130 tons. Jersey City, NJ. Circa 2002. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

An ironworker working into the night on the Goldman Sachs tower to cut an iron piece that didn’t fit correctly. Jersey City, NJ. 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Mohawk ironworker Darryl Lazore on the Goldman Sachs tower, a building he connected on from base to top. Jersey City, NJ. 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore. Listen to Darryl’s full story here.

A 56 ton piece of Iron that was set by Darryl Lazore (top, in red) and his crew on the Goldman Sachs Tower. They had to use two cranes just to lift the iron. Jersey City, New Jersey. 2001. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Ironworkers Darryl Lazore, Eugene Tarbell, Jerry Jackson, Freddy Mitchell, who were all part of a “raising gang”, a group that worked together to build the Goldman Sachs Tower. Winter 2001. Jersey City, New Jersey. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Darryl Lazore setting a 28 ton column on the Goldman Sachs tower with his partners Stevie O’Donnell and Richie “Rich”. Jersey City, NJ. 2001. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.