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This poem, written by Felix Hipolito demonstrates the life that a migrant farm worker has. The first stanza of the poem begins with Hipolito getting to work and cutting tomatoes and then continuing to do so for the rest of her workday. From this…

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In circular composition, we behold a miniature world. Three glamorous horseback performers; a clown and his costumed dog at lower left; a crowd of spectators beholding the action: all orbit around a circular red carpet. At right is an ambiguous…

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Farmers necessarily pay close attention to daily weather and seasonal patterns. Here, a farmer from North Almond, NY records a "register" of the first observed appearance of various migrating birds and of spring blooms. He is careful to give his…

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In 1992, anthropologist Jayne Howell was interviewing migrant farmworkers at the Seneca Castle Camp, and noticed a small group creating miniature buildings made of wooden popsicle sticks. An incurious eye might have dismissed them as simplistic, but…

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Excerpted from a larger bird's-eye view of Freeport, NY this image shows an agricultural business located on North Main Street; we see a streetcar in the foreground. Lenker is described as a "Florist and Nurseryman," although given Freeport's…

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Among the ten scenes for Rochester's Centennial in 1934, the third took viewers back to 1829 and the daredevil's fateful leap from High Falls. Two views of the scene appear here: a portion of the program cover, and a photograph within a pdf file of…

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A man sits on a tree stump playing a brass tuba. Dirt and emptiness surround him except for a couple of trees in the distant background. A variety of flowers, birds, and butterflies bring color to the acrylic painting and life to the world around…

Dansville--500 Miles.jpg
Bullseye map for a railroad promotional brochure reads; "Dansville is within 500 miles of 3/4 the population of Canada and 1/2 the population of the United States"

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In this map from a railroad promotional brochure, industries ranging from nurseries to felt shoe manufacturers are noted in a legend

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Two maps from a railroad promoting local industry makes the case that its short line links to many distant markets.
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