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This early photograph of the Perry Knitting Co. is roughly contemporary to another OpenValley document, although here the absence of tree leaves allows for clearer viewing of Mill #1. In the foreground are the PKC's dam and water wheel. The…

Migrant farmworker tossing what appears to be potatoes onto a conveyor belt at the Roy Gibson Farm in Wayland, NY. Gibson was a long-time member of the Steuben County Potato Growers Association and had a reputation as a relatively fair employer and…

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…

This program accompanied a 1990 gallery exhibit centered on Mexican folk art traditions, as seen through seven individuals or families. Its curator explained that it was "divided into four major themes which illustrate central aspects of the workers'…