North Country At Work

L to R: Ironworkers Julius Cook, Joe Cook, and Ted Cook on a job near the Lincoln Tunnel. New York, NY. 1980s. 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.

Mohawk ironworker Darry Lazore and his connecting partner “Richie Rich” on the Goldman Sachs Tower. Jersey City, NJ. 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Mohawk ironworker Darryl Lazore climbing up a beam to go connecting on the Goldman Sachs Tower. Jersey City, NJ. 2001. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Mohawk ironworker Darryl Lazore, of Akwesasne, walking a beam on the radio control tower for Philadelphia international airport 600 ft in the air. Philadelphia, PA. 2004. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Mohawk ironworker Darry Lazore (in red) and father in law Roger Thomas (also from Akwesasne) on the Goldman Sachs building. Jersey City, NJ. 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Mohawk ironworkers, including Darryl Lazore (in red and white) after setting a 16 ton piece of iron on the Goldman Sachs tower. Behindthem is the New York City skyline. Jersey City, NJ. Summer 2002.

Mohawk ironworker Darryl Lazore walking a beam on the Goldman Sachs tower before going to connect beams. The New York City skyline is in the background. Jersey City, NJ. Summer 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

Mohawk Ironworker Teddy Cook bolting beams together on the Goldman Sachs tower. Jersey City, NJ. Summer 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.