Hammond Light and Power House interior in Hammond
Hammond Light and Power House, pictured are Norris and Fred Soper. Steam turbine pictured in foreground. Circa 1910-1920. Hammond, NY.
Type of Work: Manufacturing, Mills, and Factories
Milk cans leave the Dairymen’s League Cooperative Milk Plant in Hammond
Exterior shot of the Dairymen’s League Cooperative Milk Plant in Hammond, which shows washed milk cans being conveyed out of the plant – full cans would have been received on the other side of the building. Circa late 1940s. Hammond, NY. Related story, here.
Dan Babcock’s cheese factory in Chippewa Bay
Dan Babcock (who lived from 1849-1916) in front of one of his cheese factories (one in Chippewa and one in Pleasant Valley). Circa 1900. Chippewa Bay, NY.
Soper woodworking mill interior and workers in Hammond
Interior of the Soper brothers’ woodworking mill (William Soper Mill), circa 1910-1920. Glider is hanging from the ceiling. Hammond, NY. Read our story on the Soper Brothers here.
Barrel factory work crew in Hammond
Workmen in front of a Hammond workshop, possibly a stavery (barrel factory). The signs posted saying “positively no smoking” were there because it would have been a fire hazard around wood shavings. Circa 1900 – 1910. Hammond, NY.
Employees in St. Regis Paper Company mill in Norfolk
“The finishing room at our early mill in Norfolk, included a number of women employees as well as several children.” Circa 1900. Norfolk, NY. Originally printed in the St. Regis News Volume 2, Number 9 of September 1974, a newsletter put out by the St. Regis Paper Company.
St. Regis Paper Company housing in Norfolk
“The early mills of our company usually supplied houses for employees and their families. These were our company’s mill houses located along Remington Avenue in Norfolk, New York, approximately 60 years ago.” Circa 1915. Norfolk, NY. Originally printed in the St. Regis News Volume 2, Number 9 of September 1974, a newsletter put out by […]
St. Regis Paper Company employees in a mill in Deferiet
“Employees at our first mill in Deferiet, New York,” circa late 1890s. Deferiet, NY. Originally printed in the St. Regis News Volume 2, Number 9 of September 1974, a newsletter put out by the St. Regis Paper Company. Related stories on Deferiet mills, here.
Young machinists at D.S.M. shop in Watertown
Exterior portrait of young machinists at D.S.M. shop. Names within photo. 1886. Watertown, NY.
Sewing room in textile factory in Jefferson County
Women employees in sewing room of unidentified textile factory. Circa 1900-1910. Unknown location in Jefferson County.