Type of Work: Media, Publications and Communications

Neil Drew in control room of WNBZ in Saranac Lake

Announcer Neil Drew in the main control room of WNBZ. Drew went on to work as news director and anchor for Channel 5 TV in Plattsburgh. Circa 1963. Photo donated by Chris Brescia. Saranac Lake, NY. [Editor’s note: Chris Brescia is a radio engineer who worked at WNBZ and who also did some volunteer work […]

Paperboys in Black River

Paperboys who delivered Syracuse Herald, Syracuse Journal, Saturday Evening Post and Watertown Daily Standard to Black River community. Circa 1940s. Black River, NY.

Early typist in Philadelphia

Unidentified man working on very early typewriter (note: no cover on the working mechanism). Circa 1910. Philadelphia, NY.

Heuvelton Railroad Station employees in Heuvelton

Railroad employees at the Heuvelton Railroad Station on the train depot platform. Left to right from back of photo: Harley Conklin (telegraph operator), Robert Woodside, maybe William Putnam, Mr. Ellsworth (boss man). Circa 1900. Heuvelton, NY.

The Plaindealer Block on Main Street in Canton

The Plaindealer Block on Canton’s Main Street (so called for the Saint Lawrence Plaindealer offices located there), picturing the J.H. McIntosh and American Express Company and unidentified men. Circa 1900. Canton, NY.