The Cheese Factory at Brasie Corners, a hamlet of the town Macomb. The factory was owned by Albert Hazelton. Pictured is Mr. Hazelton and his son Arnold, daughter Lois, and a hired helper, standing in front of the cheese factory and next to a large wooden water holding tank used to supply water to the […]
Workers from McDermott’s Milk Plant, posing on the loading dock, where farmers dropped off their five gallon milk cans – a worker in sitting on one on the left of the photo. McDermott’s later became the Sheffield Milk Plant in Canton. Circa 1920s. Canton.
Charles Lenox and his wife Phoebe Smith-Lenox inside the Ruby Corners Cheese Factory. They stand behind a large tank filled with blocks of cheese curd. Circa 1910. Ruby Corners in the town of Macomb, NY.
A worker dressed in an apron stands outside the Lawrenceville Butter Mill in Lawrenceville, a hamlet in the town of Lawrence. Circa 1900-1910. Lawrenceville, NY.
Exterior of a butter factory; one man stands on the second floor and one stands at the receiving station platform, where farmers would deposit their milk. The butter factory burned in 1897. Circa 1890. Hopkinton, NY.
The interior of the Wilna Farms Company Butter and Cheese Factory, part of the Carter Family Dairy, run by A. Byron Carter. Note milk cans. Circa 1900. Carthage, NY.
A scene from the Oswegatchie train station, featuring a passenger train with baggage car. Two men load milk cans into the baggage car from a luggage cart. Mailbag lies on ground to left. Passengers mill in between the station and train. Circa 1910-1920. Oswegatchie, NY.
Four workers in front of the Red Rock Cheese Factory. Trucks are lined up at the milk receiving station. Circa 1920s. East De Kalb, NY.
James Carvel delivering milk. He did so in Potsdam from 1933 – 1941, while living on a farm between Canton and De Kalb. Circa 1933-1941. Saint Lawrence County; either in Potsdam or De Kalb. Note: This photo previously identified Douglass Hayes as the man holding milk bottles; we received a correction from the son of James […]
Borden’s milk plant featuring two large ice houses (the two large buildings to the right) to store ice to keep milk cold. Circa 1900-1910. De Kalb Junction, NY.
