North Country At Work

Rudolph Mongrandi drives a jeep while smoking a cigar at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum). Man in the background is unkown. 1942. Jefferson County in New York State. Donated by Gayle Mongrandi.

Soldiers pose in front of a truck at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum). The man in the white shirt is Rudolph Mongrandi. 1942. Jefferson County in New York State. Donated by Gayle Mongrandi. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was […]

Stephen Hyatt Perlham Pell leans on a cannon during rebuilding of Fort Ticonderoga. Ticonderoga, NY. Circa 1940s. Photo submitted by Fred Provoncha.

Man operating a lathe at the National Defense Aviation School, Glens Falls, NY. Circa 1940-1943. Courtesy of the Crandall Public Library Photograph Collection #558, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library.

Dental Lab at Pine Camp. March 1, 1942. Donated by Jill Johnson.

Winter maneuvers at Pine Camp. March 1, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Donated by Jill Johnson.

President Roosevelt, Governor Arnall and General Newgarden visit Pine Camp. Pine Camp, NY. 1942. Donated by Jill Johnson.

Practicing tank maneuvers at Pine Camp. Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Donated by Jill Johnson.

Pilots load into a plane at unspecified airfield. Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Photo Donated by Jill Johnson.

Soldiers preparing artillery for a cannon at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum). Pine Camp, NY. March 10, 1942. Photograph by Photo Section, 4th Armored Div. Photo Donated by Jill Johnson.