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  • Collection: Oceana County Migrant Labor History Collection
Go to Jamaican field workers, circa 1950 item page

Photograph of male workers on family farm. Workers are from Jamaica.

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Go to Delivering apples to processor, circa 1950 item page

Photograph of Esther Moul's father delivering apples to be processed.

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Go to Field Family Farmhouse, Shelby, Michigan, circa 1900 item page

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…
Go to Anton and Abba Field preparing for trip to Mexico City item page

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…
Go to "Save Your Crop With Insecticides and Fungicides!" item page

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.
Go to "Prepare for Invasion by Pest Enemies: M.C. Field and Area Associates have Real Defense Against Enemy Horde" item page

Article published in local Shelby, Michigan newspaper highlighting where to purchase pesticides in the area, including M.C. Field Company.
Go to Urick, Walter (audio interview and summary) item page

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…
Go to VanSickle, Larry (audio interview and transcript) item page

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…
Go to Lupe Vasquez and her godmother item page

Photo of Fidencio Vasquez, Jr.'s mother, Lupe Vasquez (left), with her godmother.
Go to Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day, 1947 item page

Photo of Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day.
Go to Vasquez family trip to Mexico, 1971 item page

Photo of Vasquez family trip to Mexico. Pictured are Fidencio, Jr. with his two brothers, sister, parents (Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez), and a cousin.
Go to Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day, 1947 item page

Photo of Fidencio and Lupe Vasquez on their wedding day.
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