{"id":18198,"date":"2016-11-05T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=18198"},"modified":"2016-11-07T13:28:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T18:28:17","slug":"stunning-photos-from-inside-a-north-country-paper-mill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2016\/11\/05\/stunning-photos-from-inside-a-north-country-paper-mill\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning photos from inside a North Country paper mill"},"content":{"rendered":"

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North Country At Work<\/strong> recently made a trip down to Cranberry Lake, to meet with the Town of Clifton’s historian and director of the Clifton Museum, Mark Friden. He graciously shared the museum’s digitized and un-digitized photos of work, and there were more than a few gems. But one series of photos practically flew off the page: professional photographs taken inside the Newton Falls Paper Mill<\/strong>, which was a huge employer during the 20th century for area residents. It opened in 1894, saw its peak in the 1970s, and then went through a series of opens and shutdowns by different corporations until it closed for good in 2011.<\/p>\n

These publicity stills taken inside the mill offer up a rare and intimate look at the paper-making industry. The photos were saved by two\u00a0happy coincidences. The first was during a shut-down in the 1970s when Ernie Bognar, a Newton Falls Paper Mill employee, took these photos home, fearing it was a permanent closure and they\u00a0would be lost.\u00a0A few decades later and Ernie had passed away and his house in Newton Falls sold “as is – contents included”. The house was purchased by\u00a0Randy Clarke, who just happened to me a friend of Mark Friden. While Randy was cleaning out the house, Mark ran into him and was told,\u00a0“Come and take whatever you want for the Museum – if is still here in three days, it all goes to the dump.” He\u00a0immediately went to the old Bognar house, and was rewarded when he found the photographs.<\/p>\n

Go\u00a0here for more North Country At Work blog posts<\/a>, and here for all North Country At Work Radio Stories<\/a>. Check out the project and upcoming photo sessions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These photos come from the Clifton Museum as part of the\u00a0Ernie Bognar Collection, furnished through the courtesy of Randy Clark.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Exterior<\/a>

Exterior view of Newton Falls Paper Mill in the 1920s.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"11\"<\/a>

Man stirring pulp beater, from in-house publication called \u201cThe Beater.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lee<\/a>

Lee Townes operating guages for beater machine, which mixed chemicals.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Under<\/a>

Under the hydropulper, which makes a slurry of fiber and water at the beginning of the papermaking process.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Man<\/a>

Papermaking can be a hot,\u00a0humid\u00a0business. This man works shirtless.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Two<\/a>

Two women and a man cutting paper from a roll for sale as sheet paper.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

Calender machines apply the surface finish to paper, circa 1945<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The supercalender machine puts a higher finish on some papers.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Operating<\/a>

Finished paper is measured off into rolls for bulk sale.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Operating<\/a>

Operating paper roll machinery.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The wrapping room where paper is prepared for transport and sale. On the left is Ernie Trembley, on the right is Hillary Hooper<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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