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Trucks and Cars in a parking lot in downtown Traverse City
Shoppers walk in a dirt parking lot full of trucks and cars in downtown Traverse City, Michigan with the Lyric (State) Theater and Park Place in the background.
Peninsula Community Library "Cavasos-Carroll Connection" Talk
Tim Carroll presents a slideshow discussing the seasonal migrant workers who came to his family's farm from 1935-1960.
Migrant workers in the cherry fields
Migrant workers, including the Cavaos and DeLeon families, in the cherry field of Fred Carroll's Cherry Farm on Old Mission Peninsula.
Migrant workers celebrating after the harvest
Migrant workers, after the harvest, would throw a party with dancing and festive dress. Workers would also go into Traverse City to celebrate.
Migrant worker's children making their First Holy Communion
Migrant worker's children making their First Holy Communion at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Old Mission Peninsula.
Migrant farm laborers in trucks
Two groups of migrant farm laborers stand in the back of trucks at Fred Carroll's cherry farm on Old Mission Peninsula
Migrant cherry workers arriving in trucks
Migrant cherry workers arriving from San Antonio at Fred Carroll's Cherry Farm on Old Mission Peninsula
Josephine Cavasos standing in the back of a truck
Joesephine Cavasos, a migrant cherry picker, stands in the back of a truck with a group of children at Fred Carroll's Cherry Farm.
Joe Cavasos standing in front of the Carroll House with a truck
Joe Cavasos, a migrant cherry picker, stands in front of a truck full of workers at Fred Carroll's Cherry Farm on Old Mission Peninsula.
Joe Cavasos and family and other migrant workers
Joe Cavasos and family and other migrant workers heading to the fields to harvest the cherry crop at Fred Carroll's Cherry Farm on Old Mission Peninsula