Workers at top of Saint Lawrence Marble Company quarry. Note walls built around quarry to contain dirt; quarry located on the west side of the village. Circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY. Check out our story on how marble built Gouverneur.
Blocks of marble stacked for shipping on dock at Saint Lawrence Marble Company. Marble would be loaded into wooden boxcars to be sent to different locations (one boxcar owned by Wabash Railroad, one owned by St.Paul-Minneapolis company). Three teams of oxen, one team of horses, and an individual horse being used to move blocks. Circa […]
Worker at Saint Lawrence Marble Company with steam-powered diamond channeling machine,used to cut marble. Circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY.
Saint Lawrence Marble Company “stripping gang”workers who used shovels to clear loose rock from exposed surface of marble. Circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY.
Saint Lawrence Marble Company workers in Quarry One. Four steam drills working in unison along tracks to cut marble slabs – shows technique for cutting large marble slabs. Circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY. Check out our story on how marble built Gouverneur.
Workers stabilize slab as it is lifted from the quarry at Saint Lawrence Marble Company Quarry One, circa 1890-1900, Gouverneur, NY. Check out our story on how marble built Gouverneur.
Saint Lawrence Marble Company employees in yard outside office building with marble slabs, circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY.
Saint Lawrence Marble Company employees photographed from the road outside the company office building. Circa 1900. Gouverneur, NY.
A block gang—both men and oxen—at work with slab saw at St. Lawrence Marble Company quarry, circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY.
Saint Lawrence Marble Company oxen team and teamster, drawing slab of marble on a track. Circa 1890-1900. Gouverneur, NY.
