North Country At Work

This portrait of the workers at the VanDuzee Furniture Manufacturing Company was taken circa 1900-1910 in Gouverneur, NY.

This portrait was taken in 1897—dated by the Robinson’s Circus poster.Photo taken on Clinton St. C N Holt’s blacksmith shop inbackground. Gouverneur.

This portrait of the Fire Department with steam pumper was taken in 1880. E D Barry carriage works in background. Gouverneur.

Dexter Sulfite Mill workers. Circa 1940. Dexter, NY. With the photo, we have the following list of names–but it is not clear who is who. If you can identify any of these men, let us know. Charles Hayes, Superintendent  Jack Farrel, Schenller (sic, Schneller?) — do you know what this title meant? (In German, “schnell” […]

Employees in Dexter Sulfite Mill, which was the first in the US to make pulp through a chemical process using sulfuric acid, called the Mitscherlich process. Donated by Bernard Burke. Circa 1900. Dexter, NY. Editor’s Note: The information below was taken from an article we scanned from the Dexter Historical Association. We cannot find an […]

First members of the Heuvelton University Extension Club. These women and their successors were the founders of Heuvelton’s library. Pictured left to right are: Elizabeth (Libby) Cranston, Amy Norton (teacher), Della Brown George, Alice Warren (teacher), Lida Gray Hanna, Jeanette Moore Burnside, Sarah Hanson, Laura Washburn (teacher), Jessie Farmer Blood, Jeanette Ballantine, Mabel Spooner, Pearl […]

Unidentified people of Heuvelton in front of Hurlbut and Preston’s Boot and Shoe Parlor, which was located on Main Street in  Heuvelton, next to Pickens Hall. Circa 1890s. Heuvelton, NY.

Employees of the tannery. Circa 1900. Natural Bridge, NY.

Employees of a shoe last factory in Natural Bridge. Note the lasts in the picture with the men – these shoe lasts were wooden forms used by shoemakers to construct shoes. Men identified in the photo are Frank Cross (first row, third from the left), George Dooley (first row, far right), and Leon Weatherhead (second […]

Log drivers, circa 1900, Colton, NY. Related article on logging here.