North Country At Work

Man driving a horse drawn meat and grocery wagon. 803 Cooper Street in Watertown, NY. Circa 1890. Donated by Thomas LaClair.

Stagecoach loaded with guests on the road to Saranac Inn on Upper Saranac Lake. Circa 1890s. Saranac Lake, NY.

A man drives a horse-drawn Acme Bakery delivery wagon. Circa 1890s. Brownville, NY.

A man poses in front of an  Ossco Farm Dairy horse-drawn delivery wagon, which delivered milk and cream to homes and restaurants in the area. Circa 1900-1910. Tupper Lake, NY.

A young man with the Lake Flower Laundry wagon. The laundry was originally located at 21 River Street. Date unknown. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.

Deliverymen with an Adirondack Bottling Works truck. The bottling works, founded before 1895, claimed to be the largest bottling works in the North Country. Sold as sotrage in 1931, the buildings were destroyed by fire in 1958. Circa early 1900s. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.

The Meadowbrook farm crew. Meadowbrook farm was founded as a model dairy, demonstrating the latest hygienic standards for milk production. Its barn is now the clubhouse of the Saranac Lake Golf Club in Ray Brook. Circa 1900-1910. Ray Brook, NY. Courtesy of Historic Saranac Lake.

Berkeley House, the center building, was built in 1875 as a hotel for tuberculosis patients who came to Saranac Lake for treatment. It burned in 1981. A small brass band is playing in the middle of Main Street in front of the Berkeley. At far right is the C. J. Carey Company in the Coulter Block; to its left is Leonard’s. […]

A horse-drawn wagon belonging to the Rochester Clothing Company passing a small cart pulled by a donkey also owned by the Rochester Clothing company. Circa 1900. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

A view of the businesses on the south side of Ridge Street, with the Half Way Brook ice wagon of the Hovey Fruit and Ice Company in front. The wagon was owned by Charles A. Hovey.  The businesses you can see are: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., and Lapham & Parks, flour, feed, […]