North Country At Work

Eight lumbermen with logs on Putnam Brook. The job was led by Al Call. Circa 1920-1940. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Sam Glover pictured at Lumber Camp III, called the Mutt and Jeff Lumber Co. Circa 1910- 1920. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

A group standing on top of a load of pulpwood on a horse-drawn sled. Pictured are Frances McDonald, Spencer Egglefield, Edith Crawford, and Austin Crawford. Circa 1910. Keene Valley, NY. Donated by Mary Trumbull. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Jim Stone splitting wood. Circa 1930. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Four men pose with two horses, crosscut saws and ax. Note the crosscut saw the man second from the right is holding. Circa 1920. Keene Valley, NY. Donated by Paul Tyron. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

A team of horses pull a load of pulpwood at the Lumber Camp III, called the Mutt and Jeff Lumber Co. The team belonged to Sam Glover and Ed Hall. Circa 1910- 1920. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Pulp log drive on Beede Brook. April 1916. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

A load of spruce pulp in front of the building that later became the Valley Grocery Store. Pictured are: Ralph Beede, Minister Bell, Norman Torrance, Frank Scanlon, Nate Taylor, Phil Sanders, Mont Crawford, Cliff Lamb, and Jim Hayes. Circa 1910. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Pulling a load of logs with a mechanical sled in Elizabethtown. Circa Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Frank Colby’s team with a load of logs. Original caption on the photo reads: “I take pleasure in presenting a facsimile of the largest load by count ever hauled through this village, the one taken down from the Mt. Hurricane section Jan. 23rd last, consisting of 268 logs. Logs are at the unloading ground near […]