North Country At Work

Waitresses from the Forge House posing on the navigation dock on Old Forge Pond. Circa 1890-1900. Old Forge, NY.

Bald Mountain House waitresses posed in uniform outside the hotel, which was located on Third Lake on the Fulton Chain. An unnamed woman out of uniform stands behind them. Circa 1930s. Town of Webb, NY. Check out our story about Webb’s transformation from logging town to tourist destination. 

Main Street of Thendara, NY. On the left is Van Aiken’s Tavern, on the right is the New York Central Railroad station, which also served the town of Old Forge. Circa 1930. Thendara, NY.

Exterior of the Fourth Lake Trading Post in the 1920s, a popular bar in Eagle Bay. In the 1940s and 1950s, Frank Teich expanded the bar by building around the original structure. Frank stands on the right in the white shirt. Circa 1920s. Eagle Bay, NY.

Exterior of the Trading Post Bar  and Restaurant in Eagle Bay. Circa 1950s. Eagle Bay, NY.

Frank Teich inside the Trading Post Bar (which he owned and operated), surrounded by taxidermy animals. Circa 1950s. Eagle Bay, NY.

Frank Teich tending bar at the Trading Post, which he owned. Circa 1950s. Eagle Bay, NY. Printed by Fynmore Photos in Boonville, NY.

Loopy’s Restaurant and Leather Shop on Route 11 was famous for its pies. Circa 1980s-1990s. De Kalb Junction, NY.

Diners sitting at long board tables outside the The Basket Shop, a dance hall and eatery owned by I.M.Priest, which sold boats, tackle, souvenirs, ice cream, soda, and soft drinks, according to signs on the building’s exterior. Late 1920s. Harrisville, NY.

The dining room of the McKeever Logging Camp, empty except for the cooks, Henry and Clara Stevens (on the left), who were from Pitcairn. The younger man on the right is Hershell Iruin, and he was the “choreboy.” Caption written on photo reads: WINTER OF 1911 to 1912 – MCKEEVER LOGGING CAMP – WAITING FOR […]