A group of firefighters outside the Berkeley Hotel. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to save the hotel, which met the same fiery end as most of the major hotels in Saranac Lake. Date unknown. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.
Tourism has always been central to the economy of Saranac Lake. From the mid 19th century to the early-mid 20th century, many wealthy people came from Manhattan and elsewhere to stay in the grand hotels and great camps of Saranac Lake. Pictured here are unknown hotel proprietors, the local men who owned and ran the […]
Esther Thompson in homemade coveralls on the farm. Circa 1945. Flackville, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.
Lake Clear Inn Staff. 1944. Lake Clear, NY. Courtesy of Historic Saranac Lake.
Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Press is a Davidson Dualith Duplicator Model 241, c. 1950. It could be used both for offset lithographic printing, or for relief printing from cast plates. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Machine is a cast-iron powered paper cutter built by Oswego Machine Works in 1903. Originally designed to be powered by belt and pulley from a central shop motor, its own massive 3-horsepower motor was attached c. 1930. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
Proprietor Dale Hobson outside the back door of Racquette River Printshop in downtown Potsdam’s historic Cox Building, 1978. Out of frame to right is the shop canoe, on the river bank below the downtown bridge. Meal breaks on the water and evening paddles were a regular employee benefit. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
Poet (and small press publishing partner) Allen Hoey (left) examines printed proofs. Artist and press operator Paul Davison looks on. Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Photo: Dale Hobson
Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Adjusting enlargement on a vertical graphic arts camera. A home made darkroom extension closes in the top, containing a home made vacuum back for holding film sheets flat. It was powered by an antique Electrolux home vacuum cleaner. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
Dale Hobson in Racquette River Printshop, 7 Market St., Potsdam, NY, January 1978. Machine is a cast-iron powered paper cutter built by Oswego Machine Works in 1903. Originally designed to be powered by belt and pulley from a central shop motor, its own massive 3-horsepower motor was attached c. 1930. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
