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Potato harvest, Marquart Farm
During the time of the Geneseo Migrant Center, this farm located near Gainesville, NY was one of Wyoming County's group of major potato producers. The scale of that operation is suggested by this photograph showing rows of filled bags, at the time…
Migrant workers at Marquart Potato Farm
Group of migrant workers surrounding an olderJohn Deere tractor. The photo labels the "Head" of the workers, a man named Nickel. Workers are located at Marquart farms (est. 1943), a family owned farm spanning generations specializing in potatoes for…
Wanda Hope, 1976
This photograph contains Wanda Hope cooking in the Marquart Farms kitchen. In 1976, Marquart Farms was a migrant labor farm in Wyoming County, with crew leader Elijah Hunter. Wanda is seen to be moving and working around the kitchen to prepare a…
Hunter Camp at Marquart Farms, Wyoming County
Roadway leading to migrant camp run by Elijah Hunter on behalf of Marquart Farms. At least four large buildings--each of which had a shared kitchen and dormitory-style beds--suggests that the farm employed a large number of migrant farmworkers.…