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The Counter at the Essex County Clerk’s Office

Working the Counter at the Essex County Clerk’s Office

A worker at the Essex County Clerk’s office helping someone with paperwork. The clerk’s office helps with everything from passports to county records to pistol permits. 2019. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Joe Provoncha. Joe Provoncha has served as the Essex County Clerk for 28 years. Listen to his story in the audio clip!

The switchboard in the telephone office in Alexandria Bay

The switchboard in the telephone office in Alexandria Bay

Switchboard operators in the telephone office on their last day of work. They ran the switchboard for the whole township and a number of the islands. The building still remains on Church Street; in 2019, it is an AT&T store. 1962. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

The Board of Directors at the Tupper Lake National Bank

The Board of Directors for the Tupper Lake National Bank. Pictured are: Macel Richer, Bud Murray, Ray McGill, John Littlefield, Dr. Carl Fenton, Darwin Ginsel, Frank Bincze, Sam Parmalee, John Hosley, Leroy Pickering, Stuart Nichols, and Peter Day. 197os or ’80s. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.

Replacing a roof in Wanakena

Replacing a roof in Wanakena

Contractors replacing the roof of the building that is believed to have been the original Wanakena Post Office. 2010. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.