Empty sap buckets at Art Mantle’s sugar bush in Harrisville. Buckets in stack are already washed and drying, those on the ground haven’t been washed yet. Clean buckets are being prepared for storage until the next year’s sugaring season. Circa 1910. Harrisville, NY.
(Left to right) Merle Mayhew Valentine, Hazel Chadwick, Myrtle Mantle, Kendrick Shaw, Pearl Shaw, Dorothy Mayhew Reeder, Libbie Cring Koster, Eliazar Shaw. Unloading sap tub from special undersling gathering sap wagon, at Warren Humes’ sugar house, probably on a weekend when the children came to visit. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1910.
Sugaring camp of Edgar Mantle, neighbor of Warren Humes; they went back and forth as neighbors do. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1912.
Riverside House station wagon outside a Harrisville livery. The livery was used to board horses, both local and visiting. One could also rent a horse. Pictured out front is a “station wagon” buggy filled with passengers. They would have ridden the buggy from the station to their destination. Taken September 26, 1915. Harrisville, NY.
Cheese factory near Nye home. Fifty gallon milk cans seen on milk wagon, being lifted by winch for unloading. Caption says: Uncle Jerome Nye wearing white shirt, Uncle is driving Old Bill. Circa 1890s. Harrisville, NY.
Drying wooden sap buckets at Warren Humes’ sugar bush. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1910. Related story, here.
Forest Home sugar bush operation. Two sap-gathering wagons towed by teams of horses. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1910.
Farmers in town to view the new farm equipment at W.D. Evans Store, possibly a train carload sale. Pictured are a dump rake, walking plow, reaper, and individual wagon wheels. Circa 1890-1900. Hammond, NY.
New American House Hotel, on Lake Street. Circa 1890-1900. Hammond, NY.
Allen Wilson painting a fence, doing spring chores on the farm. Behind him are barrels on pivots. Circa 1890-1900. Hammond, NY.
