Tag: winter

Ice Harvesting on Moody Pond in Saranac Lake

Ice Harvesting on Moody Pond in Saranac Lake

Harvesting ice. The initial raft of ice has been cut into strips that are then reduced to 300-pound cakes,  which are lifted by a conveyor belt into the ice house. February 1940. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of Historic Saranac Lake.

A horse-drawn trolley in Glens Falls

A horse-drawn trolley in Glens Falls

A horse-drawn sled mounted trolley on Glen Street in winter. Car of the Glens Falls, Sandy Hill and Fort Edward RR. Circa 1885. Glens Falls, NY. Photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Logger Howard Pelletier approaching a cut tree

Howard Pelletier of North Creek, an independent logging contractor, showing family member Lois Pelletier and unknown friend how he cuts down trees in his woodlot. Photo 3/4 in series. Circa 1960. North Creek, NY. Photo donated by Susan P Rawson