North Country At Work

Wayne Lincoln taking the front off of the main chest of a piano he’s repairing. Circa 2010. Massena, NY. For more information, check out our story on Wayne Lincoln and his piano repairs. 

Aunt Susie Graham spinning. 1900. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photograph by Robert Woodward.

Bears performing for guests at Holland’s Blue Mountain House, rebuilt in 1886. Circa 1890-1900. Blue Mountain Lake, NY.

Artist Charles Chapman at work showing his paintings to possible customers. Circa 1940s. Morristown, NY.

Artist Charles Chapman at work teaching painting classes to a group of women outdoors. Circa 1940s. Morristown, NY.

Ogdensburg Symphony Orchestra in the Ogdensburg Opera House. The conductor was Mr. J.B. McIntosh. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1880.

Exterior of the James M. Dow photographic studio. Standing on side porch from left: Miss Taylor, Imogene Manley, and James M. Dow. April 9, 1872. Ogdensburg, NY.

Artist Tim Fortune working on a large watercolor painting in his Small Fortune Studio. 2006. Donated by Tim Fortune. Saranac Lake, NY. Related story on Tim’s experience working as an artist in the Adirondacks, here.

Film star Ethel Clayton shooting silent film serial, The Perils of Pauline. Circa 1912. Donated by the Sheldon Family. Saranac Lake, NY.

Carlyle Blackwell, a silent film star, shooting silent film serial, The Perils of Pauline. Circa 1912. Donated by the Sheldon Family. Saranac Lake, NY.