Captain A.P. O’Neill of the New York State Police. He is the father of Colleen O’Neill who later became Jefferson County Sheriff. Early 1950s. Lisbon, NY. Donated by Sean O’Neill. Check out our story about the formation and evolution of the New York state police.
Lisbon Post Office employees pose in front of the post office. Pictured left to right: Art Harper, Doris Putney, Tom Driscoll, Ralph Scott, Earl Jones (Post Master), and Buleah Kelly. Earl Jones was Post Master from October 31, 1955 to July 16, 1958. Photo circa late 1950s (55-58). Lisbon, NY. Original photo loaned by current […]
Train arriving in Lisbon, man to the left of the locomotive has a mail sack for the railway post office. A second train is on the passing track next to the Depot. Engine is a New York Central 4-4-0. 1907. Lisbon, NY.
Metal scraps piled in a vacant lot. Scrap metal was collected and recycled or sold for the war effort during WWII. Note man in foreground, about one third the height of this pile. Circa 1940s. Carthage, NY. Photo scanned from the Republican Tribune, a Carthage newspaper.
Town of Clifton Highway Department workers stand in front of fleet of trucks, snow plows and road graders. Circa 1960. Newton Falls, NY.
Black fly “fogging” helicopter on the Old Forge Pond. Small aircraft were used to spray insecticides over bodies of water. The plane was operated by Phoenix Adirondack Flights out of Inlet, NY. Circa 1948-1950. Old Forge, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Central Adirondack guides starting out to plant fish furnished by the state conservation department, in the more out of the way streams reached only by foot. Guides are pictured in front of Marks and Wilcox store. On the truck are Maurice Callahan and Walt Marks. Standing: George Villiere, Dan Rivet, Reg […]
The three men are perched on the Old Forge Mail Boat. Pictured from left to right are Burt Youmans (or Jay Barker), Chauncy Covey, and Curly Erwin (the mail clerk). Circa 1901-1910. Old Forge, NY. Check out our North Country at Work story on early mail delivery in the Adirondacks.
Captain Jay Barker stands next to the Old Forge mail boat, on Old Forge Pond. The three other men may be deckhands. Circa 1901-1910. Old Forge, NY. Check out this North Country at Work story on early mail delivery in the Adirondacks.
Helicopter black fly “fogging,” or spraying insecticide over bodies of water in the town of Webb to control the black fly population. Circa 1940s. Town of Webb, NY.
