Pine Camp ski troops on a training mission for action during World War II. Note gas maks. Circa 1940s. Fort Drum area. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to […]
Women working in a factory during World War II. 1940s. Unknown location.
Woman lathe operator in factory, World War II era…think Rosie the Riveter. Unknown location.
Workers sewing inside the Shaughnessy Knitting Mill. The plant was started in Amsterdam, NY, and then moved to Watertown. In the 1920s, the company had mills in Philadelphia and Boston, with offices in about 200 different cities, and its plant (pictured here) in Watertown. The American flags may be in support of the war. Circa […]
Leaving for Wolrd War I from the Heuvelton train station. Pictured from left: Claude L. Preston, Earl Sanderson, Harve Badger, Everett McIlwee, John Todd, Claude H. Preston, and Arlie Dawson. 1917. Heuvelton, NY.
Soldiers leaving for World War I from Heuvelton’s train station. 1917. Heuvelton, NY.
