Sawdust at the Triangle Lumber Mill in Onchiota
At the lumber yard of the Triangle Lumber Company. It was called the triangle lumber mill because it was owned by three people. Onchiota, NY. Circa 1960 to 1970. Photo donated by Jill McKenty.
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Inside the sawmill at the Santa Clara Lumber Company
Employees posing inside the Santa Clara Lumber Company mill. 1920. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Exterior of Braman’s Manufacturing Company in Carthage
The exterior of Braman’s Manufacturing Company. 1970s. Carthage, NY. Photo courtesy of Pamela and Jeff Cole. Read and listen to their memories of the family business here. The Braman Manufacturing Company produced wooden products including brush blocks, handles, and dowels. Braman’s employed up to 100 employees at its peak. Pamela Cole and her son, Jeff Cole, […]
Pliny Miller’s sawmill and grist mill in Saranac Lake
Pliny Miller’s sawmill and grist mill, built in 1827, was in many ways the genesis of Saranac Lake. To run the mill, the first dam on the lake was built, creating a large mill pond. The sawmill provided the lumber for many of the hotels and great camps in Saranac Lake. Date unknown. Saranac Lake, […]
Fletcher Beede’s sawmill in Keene Valley
Fletcher Beede’s sawmill with a slab wood carrier in the foreground. Orlando Beede is on the left, and Fletcher Beede is on the right. Spread Eagle Mountain is in the background. Circa 1900. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.
Sawmill at Deerfield Front in Long Lake
Sawmill at Deerfield Front. Circa 1920s. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Operating a portable sawmill in Hope Falls
Watson “Whocky” Arnold operating a portable sawmill. Circa 1920s or ’30s. Hope Falls in Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Sawmill in Hope Falls
A water-powered sawmill. Circa 1880-1900. Hope Falls in Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
The ghost town of Griffin
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Griffin was a thriving community. Around 300 to 400 people came to work in the booming lumber and tanning industries – in fact, it boasted one of the largest tanneries in the county. But now, Hamilton County Historian Eliza Darling says it’s one of the county’s two […]
Employees of Bissell’s Mill in Cranberry Lake
Working men pose for a portrait at Bissell’s Mill. 1912. Cranberry Lake, NY. Maurice Offord