North Country At Work

Employees of North Country Battery at 621 State Street. The company sold Willard batteries, Good Year tires and other auto parts. Circa 1928. Watertown, NY.

Unidentified men beside oil truck from Gates Oil Company, run by R.N. Gates. March 13, 1929. Photo donated by Clarence Buchanan. Great Bend, NY.

Exterior of Wonder Bread distribution center, with delivery trucks and unidentified drivers. Building shared with Vebber’s Garage. Circa 1930s. Black River, NY.

Madden’s Garage in Black River with a milk truck and automobile refueling. Circa 1920s. Black River, NY.

Fire truck responding to a call, circa 1930s. Dexter, NY. Related article about volunteer firefighting here; the audio clip is from that story and features John Stano and Corky Marlowe.

Building Dexter to Limerick highway, August 8, 1964. Dexter, NY.

Scott Trucking driver at work at W. H. Loomis talc mine. Circa 1940-1950. Fowler, NY.

Mr. Simons is standing on front steps; Robert Smith is the truck driver. Located at East Main Street, coal towers on left, and freight depot in the background. 1927. Gouverneur, NY.

Bus service in 1925,Model TT bus parked at western end of village park. Public library on right in background. Gouverneur, NY.

This portrait of the Fire Department was taken in May 1934 in front of the municipal building on Clinton St. Gouverneur.