Type of Work: Logging

Men in front of wood conveyor and massive wood pile

Workers with massive wood conveyor in Au Sable Forks

Workers stand in front of the J&J Rogers Company wood conveyer, which was 76 feet tall, on the East Branch of the Ausable River. Logs to the left of the conveyor are leftovers from the previous year’s pile. Au Sable Forks, NY. Courtesy of Elsa Voelcker. Click here to read or listen to our three-part story on […]

Floating logs into wood room

Floating logs into J&J Rogers Company mill in Au Sable Forks

Worker oversees logs being floated into the wood room at the J&J Rogers Company’s pulp mill. Au Sable Forks, NY. Courtesy of Elsa Voelcker. Click here to read or listen to our three-part story on the rise and fall of the J&J Rogers Company, one of the biggest industrial users of the Adirondack landscape.

Men on floating dock

Men on floating dock during log drive in Au Sable Forks

Two workers stand on a floating dock above the J&J Rogers Company’s pulp and paper mill dam. Log drives sent pulp wood down both branches of the Ausable River from 1894-1923. Au Sable Forks, NY. Courtesy of Elsa Voelcker. Click here to read or listen to our three-part story on the rise and fall of […]

Logging with a Model T in the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area in Long Lake

Logging with a Model T in the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area in Long Lake

Two men in the process of logging (using a Model T as a power source) in the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area. Note from donor Patricia Quinn: “From my Great Grandfather Earnest Halsey Johnson Family Albums”. Circa 1910-1920. On the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area, in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County. Donated by […]

Stickering Lumber in Onchiota

Stickering Lumber in Onchiota

Stickering lumber for drying at the Triangle Lumber Company. Onchiota, NY. Circa 1960 to 1970. Photo donated by Jill McKenty.

At the Triangle Lumber Mill in Onchiota

Sawdust at the Triangle Lumber Mill in Onchiota

At the lumber yard of the Triangle Lumber Company. It was called the triangle lumber mill because it was owned by three people. Onchiota, NY. Circa 1960 to 1970. Photo donated by Jill McKenty.