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- Collection: Oceana County Migrant Labor History Collection
Jamaican field workers, circa 1950
Photograph of male workers on family farm. Workers are from Jamaica.
Delivering apples to processor, circa 1950
Photograph of Esther Moul's father delivering apples to be processed.
Field Family Farmhouse, Shelby, Michigan, circa 1900
Photo of Field Family Farmhouse accompanied story in local paper "Success Without a Mortgage" (image Peterson_Marge-005.jpg). House was built in 1899 by Marge Peterson's great grandfather, S. O. Field. Field migrated from Norway to Chicago before…
Anton and Abba Field preparing for trip to Mexico City
Photo of Anton (right) and Abba (left) Field preparing to leave for a trip to Mexico City. (Anton's father was S. O. Field.) A sweet cherry tree is pictured in the background. A copy of their travel journal from that trip was also donated and scanned…
"Save Your Crop With Insecticides and Fungicides!"
Advertisement in Shelby, Michigan newspaper for insecticides sold by M.C. Field. S.O. Field, Marge's great grandfather owned a share of that company, as did her grandparents Anton and Abba Field. Company was located in downtown Shelby.
"Prepare for Invasion by Pest Enemies: M.C. Field and Area Associates have Real Defense Against Enemy Horde"
Article published in local Shelby, Michigan newspaper highlighting where to purchase pesticides in the area, including M.C. Field Company.
Urick, Walter (audio interview and summary)
Self-recorded interview by Walter Urick, May 26, 2016. English language recording. Summary in English and Spanish. Walter was born on June 3, 1939. He is a first generation American, as his father grew up in Belarus and his mother in Poland. Walter…
VanSickle, Larry (audio interview and transcript)
Oral history interview with Lawrence (Larry) VanSickle. Interviewed by Walter Urick on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Larry VanSickle was born in Hart, Michigan in 1943 and grew up on a one hundred and twenty acre farm located on…
Lupe Vasquez and her godmother
Photo of Fidencio Vasquez, Jr.'s mother, Lupe Vasquez (left), with her godmother.
Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day, 1947
Photo of Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day.
Vasquez family trip to Mexico, 1971
Photo of Vasquez family trip to Mexico. Pictured are Fidencio, Jr. with his two brothers, sister, parents (Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez), and a cousin.
Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day, 1947
Photo of Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day.
Grafting plants, 1978
Photo of Lupe Vasquez (left) and a relative working to graft plants at Willow Drive Nursery, Ephrata, Washington.
Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day, 1947
Photo of Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day.
Vasquez family trip to Mexico, 1971
Photo of Lupe Vasquez (right) with two of her children. Children are the younger sister and brother of Fidencio, Jr.
Lupe Vasquez, August 1966
Photo of Lupe Vasquez, taken shortly after the family's move into their new house on State Street in Hart, Michigan.
Baptism, 1988
Lupe Vasquez participating in the baptism of a newborn at St. Gregory's church in Hart, Michigan. Father Pedro is pictured at far left.
Francisco Vasquez picking apples, 1978
Francisco Vasquez in Traverse City, Michigan. Pictured during apple season in one of the fields where he worked.
Vasquez Family picking apples, 1987
Vasquez Family picking apples at Golden Hart Farms in Hart, Michigan. Pictures from left to right are Eloisa's younger sister, Francisco Vasquez, and Zandra Vasquez (background, red jacket).
Francisco Vasquez and daughter, asparagus season, May 1985
Francisco Vasquez with his younger daughter riding on a tractor in an asparagus field at Golden Hart Farms in Hart, Michigan.
Francisco Vasquez, picking pickles (cucumbers), 1984
Francisco Vasquez at Golden Hart Farms in Hart, Michigan picking pickling cucumbers.
Francisco and Zandra Vasquez, picking apples, November 1987
Francisco and Zandra Vasquez picking apples at Golden Hart Farms in Hart, Michigan.