Firemen scale the Old Forge House in Old Forge
Onlookers watch as firemen use ladders to climb onto the roof of the Old Forge House, to fight a fire at the hotel on the Old Forge Pond. 1913. Old Forge, NY.
Type of Work: Emergency Services
Brown’s Tract Mill fire in Thendara
Brown’s Tract Mill on fire. Smoke is billowing through the stacked lumber. Of the nine men pictured, all are unidentified except for Ferris Williams, on the far right, stooping over the hose cart, and Mr. Goodwill, standing on the lumber and looking at the fire. July 1916. Thendara, NY.
Forge House burning in Old Forge
The Forge House hotel on fire in 1924. Dozens of guests, employees, and residents watch from the lawn as the hotel burns. The Forge House sat on the Old Forge Pond. 1924. Old Forge, NY.
The Clearwater steamboat burning in Old Forge
The steamer Clearwater burning on the Old Forge Pond. March 1939. Old Forge, NY.
Workers clear tracks after snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
A line of workers who shoveled snow off of railroad tracks after a snowplow and a passenger train collided during a blizzard. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February 23, 1912. DeKalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.
A collision between a passenger train and a snow plow in De Kalb Junction
People posing on top of a passenger train that collided with a snow plow between De Kalb Junction and Canton. February 23, 1912. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.
Volunteer Fire Department in De Kalb Junction
Three firemen with their fire trucks at the De Kalb Junction Volunteer Fire Department on Main Street (Route 11). Circa 1990. De Kalb Junction, NY.
Fire Department portrait in Morristown
Morristown Fire Department portrait, taken in 1940. Pictured are first row: Jim Cree, JV Hughes, Forest Edwards, Clarence Carpenter, Ruben Record, Harold French, Thad Cater, and Barney Farrell. Second row: George Slater, Charlie Coffler, George Delair, Sylvester Livingston, George Adams. Row three: Floyd Reagen, Jimmy Moran, Art Bordine, Ralf Garrison, Howard Scott, Grant Whitmarsh, Ben […]
Firefighters at the Masonic Temple fire in Morristown
Volunteer firefighters battling the Masonic Temple fire, which occurred on January 23, 1953. Morristown, NY. Taken by Lewis R. Murray News Photography, Ogdensburg. Donated by Monsignor Anthony Milia, Watertown.
Firefighters on an early fire engine in Ogdensburg
Firefighters on early fire engine, which was an International truck. At the Fourth Ward Hose House, which was built in 1875. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1920.