North Country At Work

Unidentified people of Heuvelton in front of Hurlbut and Preston’s Boot and Shoe Parlor, which was located on Main Street in  Heuvelton, next to Pickens Hall. Circa 1890s. Heuvelton, NY.

“Busta” Fergerson and Herb Sloan working in a Heuvelton grocery store. Note the Hershey chocolate bar (bottom right), Rice Krispies and Wheaties (between the men), and Coca-Cola sign on the right wall. Circa 1940s. Heuvelton, NY. Photo donated by Allen and Ann Sloan.

Unidentified shop clerk in a Heuvelton grocery store. According to the sign above the door, he was selling fresh buttermilk for five cents a glass. Also for sale: Wonderbread and Vicks Cough Drops (bottom right), Kellogg’s Cornflakes (bottom left) and tea from Japan (sign hanging from ceiling). Circa early 1930s. Heuvelton, NY.

Van Heuvel House (a hotel) in the winter of 1866, at the top of State Street in Heuvelton. Just in front of it was the railroad crossing. The building was torn down in 1959 to make way for a Tydol Gasoline Station. 1866. Heuvelton, NY.

Eugene Gray and Alva Robinson standing behind the cigar case at the Hotel Heuvelton (also known as the Van Heuvel Hotel). Note the handwritten train schedule on top of the door, and the advertisement for soft drink Moxie on the wall above them, which they sold because they couldn’t sell alcohol. Circa 1925. Heuvelton, NY. […]

The First National Bank of Heuvelton opening for business on October 6, 1913. In 1963 it merged with St. Lawrence National Bank of Canton, and that was eventually taken over by Community Bank. Heuvelton, NY.

View of State Street covered in snow on April 21, 1904. Heuvelton, NY.

Heuvelton’s main street (also known as State Street) and business center. Circa the late 1940s. Heuvelton, NY.

Interior of the First National Bank of Heuvelton. Pictured from left to right are Charles S. Bourdon, Stanley Lake, and Forrest Wood. July 8, 1930. Heuvelton, NY. Donated to the Heuvelton Historical Society by Beverly Bourdon Tunison of Chippewa Bay.

Interior of a Heuvelton butcher shop, featuring the butcher in his white apron and the counter where he would wrap packages of meat. Circa 1920. Heuvelton, NY. Donated by Allan and Ann Sloan.