North Country At Work

One of the four paper-making machines in the St. Regis Paper Company mill plant. Circa 1901. Deferiet, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

The St. Regis Paper Company plant under construction. Circa 1901. Deferiet, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

New York Air Brake Company workers at a NYS Council of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union dinner at the Carriage House Restaurant. Including those pictured are FC Leary, F. Beveletto, and Secy Labal. October 18, 1969. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

The exterior of the New York Air Brake Company, with employees leaving the factory for the day. Circa 1950s. Watertown, NY. Photo by Severance Photography, Inc. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

New York Air Brake Company employees. November 16, 1910. Watertown, NY. Photo by George R. Clarke. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

An aerial survey photo of the New York Air Brake Company. 1979. Watertown, NY. Photo by Henry deWolf. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

View of the H.H. Babcock building, showing the full name of the Babcock Carriage and Automobile. Circa 1910-1920. Photo by H.R. Huested. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

Branch and Callanan, a major local mill and contracting firm that advertised in 1902: “We can build your house from the ground and furnish everything. We have the facilities for building a cottage in two weeks as we have more than five hundred men in our employ. Don’t wait to see us. Write, wire or […]

Meeting in the production studio at North Country Public Radio. People from left: Martha Foley, David Summerstein, unknown, Ellen Rocco, Bob Sauter, Joel Hurd, Jodi Tosti, Kelly Trombley, and Brian Mann. Canton, NY. Donated by North Country Public Radio.

Women working in the laboratory of the Imperial Paper & Color Corporation. Circa 1950. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.