Workers pose standing and on a horse drawn wagon in front of the Meyer & Farrar door and sash factory, built on the banks of the Black River. It was built to replace the factory that burned in the fire of 1884. This photo was taken circa 1900-1910. Carthage, NY. Check out this North Country at […]
Workers of Wilna Machine, a machine shop located near the Carthage paper mills, pose seated and standing, lit by natural light from large windows lining the wall running the length of the room. The shop produced machinery used in the paper mills. Note young boy, second from left. Circa 1900-1910. Carthage, NY. Check out this North […]
Workers, covered in soot and holding shovels, stand in front of the coal (?)-powered furnaces. These fires heated the forges of Wilna Machine, a machine shop located near the Carthage paper mills. Circa 1890-1900. Carthage, NY.
Workers inside Wilna Machine, a machine shop that made machines for the paper industry around Carthage and West Carthage. Two workers stand in front of machinery used to make more machines. Circa 1900-1910. Carthage, NY.
Automobile dealership or repair shop in Carthage. Circa 1910-1920. Carthage, NY.
Known as Arnot Hardware Store or Arnot’s Plumbing & Heating Company, owned by William Arnot, pictured here. Note small boy on work bench (far left near corner of window), shiny new galvanized tubs, and vise in front of Arnot. This business became Bushnell & Bassett under new ownership in the early 1900s. Circa late 1890s. […]
Adirondack taxidermist’s cabin in WilloweMock, in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. 1907.
Six mechanics working on trucks in the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. Pictured from left: Shorty Bomyea (in front of tire), Calvin Smith (on fender) Stan Ogradnic, and Jack Winch (others unidentified). Circa 1950. Benson Mines, NY.
Two mechanics behind a large truck tire in the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation iron ore operation. The garage maintained the operation’s automobiles and trucks. Circa 1940s. Benson Mines, NY.
Three mechanics stand around a large engine crank shaft in the garage of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation iron ore operation. The garage maintained the operation’s automobiles and trucks. Circa 1940s. Benson Mines, NY.
