Type of Work: Extractive and Mining Industries

Loading gravel onto rail cars in Hinckley

Loading gravel onto rail cars in Hinckley

Miners load gravel onto railcars with steam shovel. Caption reads “the little shovel, loading gravel, B.C. Dam, Hinckley, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. 1910. Hinckley, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Moving stone with a team of horses in the Town of Webb

Moving stone with a team of horses in the Town of Webb

Two men hauling cut stone with a team of horses. Stone was for use in the construction of Big Moose Chapel. Small shed and automobile can be seen in background. 1929. Town of Webb, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.