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The factory town of Lowell, MA was named after the inventor of a power loom that revolutionized manufacturing and, along with the technology, the structure of work. Owners of the mills employed thousands of people, most of them women called the…

A small sample drawn from 500 photographs taken during a day-long workshop sponsored by the Creative Artists Migrant Program Services (CAMPS). Held at Sodus Central School, the activities included drawing, photography, papier-mâché, collage, and…

In low light, perhaps after a day of work, five women gather to talk. They are likely migrant farmworkers, sitting on wooden pallets that are used in the harvest of fruit or vegetables. The time of year may be fall, because one of the pallets has…

Woman stares intently while stitching decorative elements to a piece of work; rawhide laces suggest it may be a moccasin. For many years, a community from the Algonquins of Barriere Lake traveled to Western New York, where their skill in processing…

Undated photo shows a young woman holding a child in her arms as both look into the distance; their easy familiarity suggests a maternal relationship. In the background are rows of either greenhouses or poultry houses.

Migrant farmworkers usually were housed in temporary structures, often constructed of cinder blocks, with varying degrees of privacy. Here, we see a mother cooking a meal for two young men who are likely her sons. During the era this photograph was…

Two digital photos tentatively identified as Camp Blue Eagle, located near Naples and Springwater. Migrant farmworkers here weren't attached to any specific farm, although many worked at the Roy Gibson farm in Springwater. These images probably date…

Founded in 1968, this community arts organization is located on the Mount Morris, NY campus that once had been a tuberculosis hospital (specifically a suite of doctors' residences pictured here). During the 1930s, and before the development of…

Constructed in 1967, the Brodie Fine Arts building is named in honor of William A. Brodie, a Geneseo attorney whose clients included various members of the Wadsworth family. Brodie was one of several local leaders whose efforts were instrumental in…