Stockholm, New York
Stockholm Cornet Band, c. 1885, taken in Stockholm Depot (now Winthrop) - "The Band Boys" played for community celebrations like July 4th, for political rallies and just for fun. The band's blue uniforms were similar in style to those worn by Union soldiers during the Civil War. Band members pictured include from left to right: Elmer Steenberg, Will Mcentosh, Horace Nelson, Shube Davis, Hod Converse, Rob Nye, Herb Merrill, Ernest Fenner, Herb Nelson, Agustus Munson, Frank Holmes, George Gillet, Manerd Riggs, A. O. Riggs, Lyndon Seaver, J. Smith Chellis, and Silas Riggs. [Photo from the SLCHA Archives]
The Band Jacket worn by Silas Riggs, clarinet player in the Stockholm Cornet Band, is currently on display as part of the Town of Stockholm exhibit at the SLCHA. The band reorganized into a "New Band" with some new members around 1900. The new uniforms included bright red coats.
Unidentified men use a team of oxen to move the Hercules Rock and Stump Lifter [Photo courtesy of the Stockholm Historical Organization]
Carlton Smith established a foundry and machine shop in West Stockholm in 1846 to manufacture agricultural implements. Among these implements was the Hercules Rock and Stump Lifter which was invented and patented by Silas Smith (brother of Carlton) in 1870. By 1878, the West Stockholm Foundry was operated by Bartlette & Smith, who also manufactured plows, horse-powers and butter churns.