The original Forge House hotel. A horse-drawn wagon in front of the entrance was used to transport people and baggage. The buckboard wagon style was invented in the Adirondacks, to carry passengers and gear. The style was soon adopted throughout rural America. Circa 1870-1880. Old Forge, NY. Taken by George H. Pollard of Boonville, NY.
Written on the photo is: Northern Adirondack Railroad, Moira to Tupper Lake. 1890. Pictured is a stagecoach drawn by 4 horses on the right, and a station wagon on the left, with N.A.R.R. painted on its side (short for Northern Adirondack Railroad). Circa 1890.
Man driving team of horses with bobsled piled with cut logs during winter. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Webb, NY.
Chauncy McQueer, retiring station agent after many years of service, with his station wagon in front of the waiting room at the railroad station. May 1955. De Kalb Junction, NY.
Sanford Bacon with his grandmother in a one horse sulky wagon with a horse named Spot. 1948. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.
Loading hay on the Bacon Farm with horses named Dick and George. 1948. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.
The last load of hay for the season on the Elsey Farm on the Jeffers Road. The woman is driving a tractor and on the wagon are examples of the first small round bales of hay. Summer of 1953. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.
Bringing in loose hay on the Bacon Farm on East De Kalb Road with a team of horses, Sanford Bacon is on the left. 1948. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.
Two men and their horses pulling riding rigs, posing in front of De Kalb Junction High school. Circa 1900 to 1910. De Kalb Junction, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.
A farmer with a milk can in his wagon. Circa 1910-1920. Town of De Kalb, NY.
