North Country At Work

Brian Lazore, Ted Cook’s partner, working on a building in Jersey City, NJ. Circa 2005. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

Akwesasne ironworker Darryl “Kermit” Lazore on the Goldman Sachs Tower. Jersey City, NJ. Circa 2002. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

A Mohawk ironworking crew working at the Massena Airport. Akwesasne’s Ted Cook was foreman for the job. Summer 2008. Massena, NY. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

Two Mohawk ironworkers on the Goldman Sachs Tower. Jersey City, NJ. Circa 2002. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

An ironworker on a bridge job. Cincinatti, Ohio. November 1978. Photo courtesy of Akwesasne’s Ted Cook.

Mohawk ironworker Ted Cook working on a paper mill. Berlin, New Hampshire. July 1980. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

An ironworker stands on the beams of a powerhouse under construction. Merom, Indiana. 1980s. Photo Courtesy of Ted Cook.

Ironworkers Ted Cook and Tom Hall standing on a 25-ton column on the Goldman Sachs tower. Ted spent a year working on the Goldman Sachs building. Behind them is a crane which was weighted to hold 130 tons. Jersey City, NJ. Circa 2002. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

L to R: Ironworkers Julius Cook, Joe Cook, and Ted Cook on a job near the Lincoln Tunnel. New York, NY. 1980s. Photo courtesy of Ted Cook.

An ironworker working into the night on the Goldman Sachs tower to cut an iron piece that didn’t fit correctly. Jersey City, NJ. 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.