The inner workings of the Climax plant paper-making operation. This is part of the wet end where stock is made into paper; suction boxes, above, remove water with vacuum. Circa 1940-1950. Carthage, NY. From the Climax archives, scanned by Lynn Thornton for the Four Rivers Historical Society.
The St. Regis Rossing paper-making plant received raw logs and stripped off the bark, and removed pitch from spruce trees to prevent it “gumming” up the paper machinery. Many mills in Carthage and Jefferson County acquired their logs from Adirondack woodlands. The industry provided work for many but also led to over cutting in many […]
Men of the LeRay Paper Mill are pictured in the yard. Second from the left, top row, is Ray Rogers; extreme right, front row, Will Van Brocklin. In 1899, this mill employed 60 men, consumed 15,000 cords of wood per year and had a gross output of 27 tons per day or about 17,000,000 pounds […]
This 0-60 type shifter engine owned by the St. Regis Paper Company was used to ship out paper from the mill. Circa 1920-1930. Deferiet, NY. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of America book Around Carthage and West Carthage. The town of Deferiet was built to house workers […]
The machine room of the LeRay Paper Mill. The large windows allowed for natural light to illuminate the massive paper making machines. Circa 1900-1910. Carthage, NY. Town of Champion archives. Henry M. Beach, photographer. Click here to read our story on how Henry M. Beach captured the North Country through photography. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, […]
Variously known as the S. Gibbs Doors and Sash Factory and the Vrooman Sash and Blind Factory, this building was located on the west side of the village, and was one of several that made the window frames and interior blinds used in homes of the period. Two of the workers are wearing work aprons. […]
Piles of sawed lumber were stacked in the yards of the Carthage Lumber Company. This facility was located on Front Street. 1899. West Carthage, NY. Meyers Collection. Check out this story from North Country at Work to learn more about the history of West Carthage. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of […]
Unidentified man hosing smoldering remains of the Gifford Sawmill. The fire destroyed the mill. Circa 1920s. Carthage, NY. Check out this North Country at Work story to learn more about how fire has shaped the history of Carthage. Caption info compiled by Lynn Thornton, Laura Prievo, and Harold Sanderson for the Images of America book Around Carthage and […]
Portrait of the workers at the Gifford Sawmill taken outside the mill (note rail tracks that run directly into the shed attached to the mill on left). This photo is from the Carthage Republican Tribune morgue files. Pictured are: 3rd from left, 2nd row, Tom La Lone; 3rd from left, top row, Joe Miner; 5th […]
Exterior of C.E. Vrooman & Co. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Lumber and Shingles. Circa 1900. Carthage, NY.
