North Country At Work

Aerial photo of the Verne A. Wicks Coal, Feed, and Lumber operation lumber yard, picturing stacked logs, stripped logs, and milled wood and boards. Circa 1940s and 50s. Harrisville, NY.

Exterior of Ingraham’s Mill and Lumberyard with lumber stacked in piles on either side of railroad tracks. Workers and horses can be seen along the tracks. Circa 1890. In the Town of Diana, NY, between Harrisville and Natural Bridge.

Ingraham’s Mill and Lumberyard. Circa 1890. In the Town of Diana, NY, between Harrisville and Natural Bridge.

Teamster and team of horses drawing lumber from the Hardwood Mill near Camp Hungry in the woods. Circa 1890-1910. Town of Diana, NY.

The Diana Paper Mill building photographed from a distance. The mill is operating–note the smokestacks. The flume (large pipes) carrying water into mill for hydropower are in the foreground. 1915. Harrisville, NY.

The Diana Paper Mill from a distance, picturing the mill in operation and logs piled outside the factory. Written on the photo is: The governor’s establishment. Circa 1900-1910. Harrisville, NY.

Lumberyard at H.I. Proctor Manufacturing Company, which did lumber and mill work and sold building and masonry supplies. Ogdensburg, NY. 1920s.

Long view of  the entire H.I. Proctor Manufacturing Company, which did lumber and mill work, and sold building and masonry supplies. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1920.

Skillings, Whitneys and Barnes Lumber Company, a steam planing mill. Standing from left are Joseph Montroy, Mr. Seguin, Buck Doe, Archie Montpelier (white shirt). Front row- 2nd over Mr. Montroy? 4th over front Mr. Sergeant, 5th over Earnest Buchard, 6th over Nelson Montroy, 7th over Oscar Gilbert, Labeled 7 is Buck Gokey; front row in […]

First year of the Diamond Match Company B.F.D. Division paper mill’s operation. Here, pulp is unloaded at the new operation site, which had formerly been residential. The homes pictured being covered in logs were owned by local residents, on Broad Street.  The homes were purchased by the company, and later the city gave the title […]