North Country At Work

Altamont Dairy Bar, an ice cream parlor on Bloomingdale Avenue.  Circa 1945 to 1955. Saranac Lake, NY. Donated by Phil “Bunk” Griffin. Courtesy of Historic Saranac Lake.

Woman with cow. Circa 1890-1910. Town of Lake Pleasant, NY. From the Wickes Family Collection. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Cora Darling, the sister of Len Anibal, feeding a calf at Darling Farm in lower Benson. Circa 1920s-1930s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Two men in the interior of a creamery or dairy processing factory. A large wooden churn is visible on lower left. Noted on the back: Jerome B. & F. Farmer in the factory as it used to be when making butter only. Jerome and Frank Farmer were brothers-in-law. They bought the Long Rapids Butter Factory […]

Joe Eno’s milk delivery truck. 1914. Newton Falls, NY.

Atwood Orchard cattle in a barn on the Turnpike Road in Clinton County. Exact date unknown, circa 1930-1940. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Cows in a pasture by the woods with two men standing around them. Circa 1900-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Boy stands behind a cow in a paddock. Note the ring through the cow’s nose. Circa 1900-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Stewart Cuthbert, washing the bulk tank (he had to do every other day). August 1970. Hammond, NY.

An aerial view of the Dominie dairy farm in Morley. Circa 1970s. Photo courtesy of Pat Dominie. Listen to Pat’s stories of farm life by clicking the audio clip, or read the full story here.