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Annette Wells, Moore Camp
Photographed here is Annette Wells, a migrant farmworker of Moore Camp in Steuben County. This photographed was accessioned on a computer and saved through the Geneseo Migrant Center. Within the image, Annette is seen smiling while in the field. She…
Mother and Child, Steuben Co
Photographed in black and white, a mother and daughter stand together. The photograph was taken in Steuben Co, however, no other information regarding the mother or daughter is revealed. There seems to be paint on the mother's face for a festival or…
Migrant Workers and CAMPS Teacher
A black-and-white image of two migrant workers and a CAMPS worker. All people shown are either smiling or laughing together while standing on an open field. One of the men is crouched down in front of the woman and the other man in the photo. This…
Expectant Mother Working in Field
The unknown mother-to-be photographed in this portrait is seen to be directly interacting with the farm in which she is employed. Migrant females were expected to work despite pregnancy, with few accommodations provided to ensure comfortability. Work…
Brockport Migrant Education Summer Art Class
This image is a part of a collection of photos taken at the Brockport Migrant Education Outreach Program. Along with the image is a letter(not featured) written to Sylvia Kelly, CAMPS Coordinator at Geneseo Migrant Center, from one of the workers at…
Razo Family Photograph
The family unit is observed to be closely placed together in the kitchen of a migrant shelter. The photograph is identified to be taken in Prattsburg in 1990, at an undisclosed farm. The back of the photograph states in writing, "Prattsburg, '90;…
Greenhouse Vocabulary Words
The Geneseo Migrant Center (GMC) reached out to farmworkers at many locations and different types of operations: potato harvesting, tomato picking, fruit orchards, dairies. A relatively new type of agricultural operation was year-round greenhouses.…
Unfolding Hands Mandala
A vibrant visual representation of hands and fingers contained in a circle. The hands surround another circle and point upwards perhaps referencing spiritual dimensions. The cool-toned colors and petal-like bumps around the circle give this mandala a…
Cesar
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) along with Dolores Huerta was founder of the pioneering National Farm Workers Association in 1962--later reorganized as the United Farm Workers five years later. He adapted activist tools of both labor unions and the civil…
Mandala drawing of six-pointed star and flower
Vivid design combines naturalistic and geometric elements: what may be taken as a six-petaled flower, perhaps a lily, also contains one or perhaps two six-pointed stars. Moreover, it's not clear whether this is a single flower with stamens, or…