North Country At Work

Stewart Cuthbert on top of the “sheep chute,” an apparatus used to move and control sheep during de-worming and treating their feet for hoof rot. Ann Cuthbert in the foreground. 1958. Hammond, NY.

Roberta and Malcolm McGregor gathering sap in milk cans on the McGregor farm. Pictured are: a Studebaker automobile and a horse drawn wagon filled with station cans used to collect sap from individual buckets. Steam is rising in the background from the sugaring arch. March 1947. Hammond, NY. Photo donated by Jennifer McGregor.

Gathering sap to make maple syrup on the McGregor Farm. Pictured, from left to right: Edith “Peg” McGregor, Allen McGregor, and Malcolm McGregor. March 1947. Hammond, NY. Photo donated by Jennifer McGregor.

Construction of McBrier Park Manor, a senior citizen housing complex. April 15, 1992. Hermon, NY.

A cement truck drives through the construction site of McBrier Park Manor, a senior citizen housing complex. April 15, 1992. Hermon, NY.

Construction of McBrier Park Manor, a senior citizen housing complex. Pictured is the frame of the building being put up. April 15, 1992. Hermon, NY.

Four men, two of which hold peaveys, one a pike pose amidst piles of logs at a skidway. Circa 1910. Cranberry Lake, NY.

Sherwin Lumber Mill employees and loggers posing for a photo in front of the mill. Also pictured are floating logs and the water inlet screens for the mill on the water. Many of the men hold poles for herding the logs. 1890. Canton.

A steam engine sawmill on the Oswegatchie river, between Heuvelton and Renssalaer Falls. Logs float in the river, waiting to be processed. 1890-1910. Saint Lawrence County.

Logs yarded in front of the home of Harvey Day, and ready for milling at the Day Mill. 1896. Hopkinton, NY. Photo by Pearl W. Munson