North Country At Work

Demolition of the 1876 D.L. Lynde block of buildings, on the corner of Church and Main Street in downtown Hermon. 1999. Hermon, NY.

DeCosse’s logging camp up at Brandy Brook in winter. A group of loggers moving logs onto a truck. Circa 1920. Cranberry Lake, NY.

Man dropping off milk in cans at the Russell Cheese Factory. He transfers five gallon cans from the back of his truck through a receiving window, and wears a milking coveralls. Circa 1960. Russell, NY. Check out our series on the progression of dairying in the North Country here.

A crew of Saint Lawrence Utilities Company workers stand in front of their truck, which holds tools, wires, and ladders. They worked on the power lines. Pictured left to right: Lindley, Lalone, Dishaw, George Kelly, Foreman, and Edwin L.Welgar (later superintendent of transportation in the St. Lawrence area). 1913. Potsdam. Photo by Arthur J. Floyd.

Jeff Hunt’s crew cleaning up from ice storm. On Farnes Road. June 1998. Canton, NY.

Jeff Hunt’s crew cleaning up after the 1998 Ice Storm, which blacked out a region from northern New York across southeastern Ontario and Quebec (as far north as Montreal), and across northern New England. Power outages lasted as long as 3 weeks in some areas. Judd’s Farm on Farnes Road in Canton, NY. June of 1998.

An early fire department tanker in front of the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department. July of 1983. Lisbon, NY. Donor is Sean O’Neill.

Ogdensburg Fire Department horse drawn ladder truck driven by two men sits stationed behind the Place Restaurant on Ford Street in Ogdensburg. Circa 1890-1900. Donated by Sean O’Neill.

Ten members of Lisbon’s Volunteer Fire Department pose in front of a fire engine, in dress uniforms. Francis Morrison on left was the first Assistant Fire Chief in the United States. Circa 1960s. Lisbon, NY.

During World War II, George Metzger helped the war effort by cutting wood.  This picture of a half dozen men, two teams of horses, a wood wagon on runners, and an old truck was taken on his farm on the Avery Road. Circa 1940. Carthage, NY. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and […]