North Country At Work

Lobby of Hubert’s Inn. Hotel desk on right, man sits with women at a table in the center. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. 1891. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Interior of the Wawbeek Lodge. Men sit by the fireplace. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. 1891. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Office of the Wayside Inn. Three men pictured, two behind counter and one at desk. Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard. 1890. Luzerne, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Inside Hotel Chateaugay. Two men behind counter and one (left) against wall, may be a bellhop or assistant of some kind. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Chateaugay, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

The steamer “Killoquah.” Circa 1905-1915. Raquette Lake in the town of Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Stan (Sonny) Schoonmaker at the soda counter of Schoonmaker’s Drugs. Circa 1960s. Speculator, NY. Photo by Kevin Schoonmaker. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Exterior of the Cliff House, a hotel on Fourth Lake in Inlet. Circa 1940. Inlet, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Stagecoach in front of Brooks Hotel. Circa 1880s-1890s. Lake Pleasant, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Steamer “Clearwater” on 4th Lake. Cira 1905. Inlet, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Parquet, a hotel and restaurant. Mrs. Fred N. Parquet ran the hotel. Circa 1934. Inlet, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.