Working in Philadelphia Photo Gallery: North Country At Work
On September 22 North Country At Work visited Philadelphia for a photo scanning session, and thanks to individual donors and the Philadelphia Historical Society Museum, we came away with over fifty photos of work, and a real picture of the industries that built the town. Philadelphia feels a little sleepy now, but it had its heyday, and the photos prove it.
Frieda Kent, lifetime resident of Philadelphia, boiled it down to this: the chair factory, the railroad (as Philadelphia was a major passenger railroad junction for lines running to Syracuse, Utica/Rome, Clayton, and St. Lawrence County), and dairy farming and milk products (they’re fiercely protective of Philadelphia Cream Cheese!). For a look at Philadelphia’s work history, check out some photo highlights below!
Our next photo scanning is on October 6 in Heuvelton – if you’re from the surrounding area, we hope to see you there.
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Philadelphia’s railroad junction in 1906, picturing the Haynes Hotel in the background. Philadelphia was a railroad hub, and much of its business derived from running the station and providing food and lodging for travelers. Photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum
![Lloyd Storie (left) and James Matteson at Philadelphia Milk Producers Co-op before its closing in the late 60s. photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum, donor Roy Riechle](https://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/files/2016/09/35-e1475070194963.jpg)
Lloyd Storie (left) and James Matteson at Philadelphia Milk Producers Co-op before its closing in the late ’60s. Photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum, donor Roy Riechle
![Donald and "Doll" drawing milk cans to the cheese factory in 1930. Dairy Farming was big industry in Philadelphia, unsurprisingly, as the birthplace of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum](https://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/files/2016/09/26-e1475070207824.jpg)
Donald and “Doll” drawing milk cans to the cheese factory in 1930. Dairy farming was big industry in Philadelphia, unsurprisingly, as the birthplace of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum
![Logging at the Newston Falls Tract for Gould Paper in Lyons Falls, 1913. Bill Smith of Philadelphia is driving the team. photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum. photo loaned by Karl Hart of Philadelphia.](https://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/files/2016/09/38-e1475070222818.jpg)
Logging at the Newston Falls Tract for Gould Paper in Lyons Falls, 1913. Bill Smith of Philadelphia is driving the team. Photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum. photo loaned by Karl Hart of Philadelphia.
![The interior of Berry's Restaurant, owned by Harold and Pearl Berry. Taken in May of 1937 in Philadephia. Written below was this: They did not use menus. When you were waited on you were asked if you would like one of the following sandwiches - Beef, Pork, Egg, Cheese or Western (always asked in that order). photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum](https://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/files/2016/09/9a-e1475070245331.jpg)
The interior of Berry’s Restaurant, owned by Harold and Pearl Berry. Taken in May of 1937 in Philadephia. Written below was this: They did not use menus. When you were waited on you were asked if you would like one of the following sandwiches – Beef, Pork, Egg, Cheese or Western (always asked in that order). Photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum
![Interior of the Hubbard Garage showroom floor, featuring a Model T car and Fordson Tractor. Circa 1920, Philadelphia, New York. photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum](https://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/files/2016/09/1-e1475070264577.jpg)
Interior of the Hubbard Garage showroom floor, featuring a Model T car and Fordson tractor. Circa 1920, Philadelphia, New York. Photo: Philadelphia Historical Society Museum