Niagara Mohawk worker inside the steel “snail shell” that directs water against turbine blades, also known as a penstock. South Colton hydro-electric plant on the Raquette River, now owned by Brookfield Power. Photo taken by Niagara Mohawk News circa 1953. South Colton, NY. Photo: Colton Historical Society
Workman gives the turbine at the end of the penstock a final once over. South Colton Station, one of the hydro-electric plants in Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. 1954. South Colton N.Y. Photo: Colton Historical Society.
John Washburn, a search and rescue volunteer and volunteer trainer. Circa 1990s to early 2000s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Unloading windmill blades at the Port of Ogdensburg. Pictured from left : Fikret Kukavic – manager, Jim Armstrong – conductor, Dustin Baxter – brakeman, Tony Zeledon – mechanic, and Mike Streit – engineer. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 2011. Photo by J. Hebda.
Unloading road salt from rail cars in Ogdensburg. Pictured are Jim Armstrong on the left and Mark Nolton on the right. Circa 2009. Ogdensburg, NY. Photo taken by Jerome Hebda.
Group of guides, some with long arms, at Martin’s Hotel. September 1876. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
John F. Buyce and worker inside boat building shop. 1920. Speculator, NY.
Wallace Emerson does detail work on a boat rib inside Emerson’s Boat Shop. 1930. Long Lake, NY. Photographer Aughiltree, James W.
Artist Frank Owen sitting on a stool holding template, paint brushes to his left and large painting behind. 1986-1987. In Owen’s studio in Keene Valley. Photograph by Mathias T. Oppersdorff.
Workers at the Ruby Mountain garnet mine. The building behind them is the boiler room. Circa 1900. North River, NY.
