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Envelope addressed to Sylvia Kelly with two handwritten quotes
An envelope addressed to Sylvia Kelly and the Geneseo Migrant Center from New York City has two different colored handwritten quotes on top of it. Judging from its postmark, we can speculate it dates to around 2003 and may have been Kelly jotting…
Newspaper article written by Daily News about migrant farmworkers - "Voices of Harvest tell striking tales."
A newspaper article written by Daily News tells the story about how migrant workers who pick potatoes in Wyoming Country may be replaced by machines. The paper then goes on to state just how dangerous migrant workers' jobs are and how it is probably…
Sylvia Kelly and Migrant Workers Double Exposure Photo
Creative Artists Migrant Program Services founder, Sylvia Kelly is pictured here with two migrant workers. The photo has a ghostly double exposure to it, with there appearing to be layers to the people pictured.
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…
Following A Dream Galleys and Selected Poems
This series of poems was created by various migrant workers on farms across New York that worked together with the Geneseo Migrant Center. The poems were organized in this collection by Sylvia Kelly, the director of the Creative Artists Migrant…
Wanda, Belinda's Mother
African-American mother Wanda is seen holding her child Belinda on a potato farm in Wyoming County. This photograph was taken on the actual farm, showcasing the ways in which female migrant workers would take care of their children while actively…
Haitian Women Bathing Babies
Two Haitian women are photographed bathing their babies in tubs of water outside of a Migrant Camp. This photograph is from the early 80s, at Jimmy Jordan's. The mothers are dressed in very nice skirts and shirts, with their children calmly accepting…
Haitian Mother and Baby
This photograph showcases a Haitian pregnant woman holding another child. The child appears to be no older than 6 months old. The mother is seen to be wearing a nice white dress as well as hair curlers in her hair. The baby lays affectionately across…
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…
Haitian Migrant Family
The photograph depicts three people, all Haitian migrants, living their lives in a Migrant Camp in Wyoming County. The woman is seen to be washing clothing, using plastic buckets, one for sitting and one for washing. The man beside her is holding a…