“Jumping” hay with a jump press, which made hay bales by compressing hay using human power. Horses are hitched in background to a sweep-power which compressed the bales further. On right there is a “Stillyard scale,” used to weigh the compressed hay bales. At the time, this was the only way to bale hay for […]
Steve McCormick with six draft horses working the ground with spring-tooth harrow. Circa 1930s. Hammond, NY. Originally taken by the Watertown Daily Times.
Threshing time in late summer on a Hammond farm, using a traction steam engine and an elevator threshing machine. Oats being fed through the machine to separate grain from straw. Lots of workers, possibly a neighborhood work circle, some bringing in the grain, some feeding it. Robert Rutherford and Daniel Stout are within the men […]
Artillery Salute at Pine Camp (later Fort Drum). 1932. Jefferson County in New York state.
Artillery troops harnessing horses at Pine Camp (later Fort Drum) in 1935. Jefferson County in NYS.
Rotary snowplow clearing track near the Depot in Carthage, NY during winter of 1915.
Building Camp Drum, bulldozer with land leveler pictured here. Circa 1941-1942. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to the 10th Mountain Division.
A digester being installed at an unknown Jefferson County paper mill. Circa 1950. Jefferson County.
Unknown textile factory with 15 employees working in sewing room on electric sewing machines. Early electric lighting features Edison light bulbs. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.
Portrait of workers in woodworking factory. Circa 1890. Unknown location in Jefferson County.
