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.
Workers use a horse-drawn wagon to haul away waste at the Rogers Garnet mine. Circa 1920. North River, NY. Photo courtesy of the Johnsburg Historical Society Archives
The Johnsburg Graphite Mill. Circa 1920. Johnsburg, NY. Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.
Heavy equipment operator Leo Reynolds stands next to a crane at Trout Lake. 1963. Trout Lake, NY, Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.
Workers on a break pose for a photograph at Hoopers Mines. Just a few days later, one of the workers pictured would be killed in a mining accident. Circa 1910. North River, NY. Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.
Civilan Conservation Corps quarry. 1939. Indian Lake, NY. Photo donated by Ted Roy. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
A stone quarry in the hamlet of Piseco. Circa 1880-1910. Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Men working to reopen the Fisher Hill shaft at the Republic Steel mine. 1980. Mineville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Miner drilling in mine No. 4 of St. Joe Minerals. 1982. Balmat, NY.
Loader in the No. 4 mine of St. Joe Minerals. 1982. Balmat, NY.
