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Railroad engineer Charles Sadley in Cranberry Lake

Railroad engineer Charles Sadley in Cranberry Lake

Charles Sadley, an engineer who helped construct the Grasse River Railroad, posing among rocks and fallen trees. From the Emporium Lumber Company Photograph Collection. Cira 1890- 1910. Cranberry Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Miners with ore cars at Barton Mines in North River

Miners with ore cars at Barton Mines in North River

Group portrait of miners at Barton Mines, where garnet was mined from Gore Mountain in the Adirondacks. The mine was established in 1878 by Henry Hudson Barton. The tools the workers are holding include pick-axes, hammers and shovels. Some of the men are posing in two narrow gauge ore cars. Circa 1890. North River, NY. […]

Steam loading logs in Newton Falls

Steam loading logs in Newton Falls

Men load logs onto flatbed train cars using a coal-fired Barnhart steam loader mounted on a flatcar. Logs in the foreground, Red Onion Boarding House and horse barn in the background. 1900- 1920. Newton Falls, NY.

Mining Site in Clinton County

Exterior of mine in Clinton County

Delaware & Hudson railroad in front of buildings at a mine. Circa 1920s. Unknown location in Clinton County. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.