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Westbrook Depot agent, engineer, and telegraph operator

The depot agent, engineer, and telegraph operator working inside the Westbrook Depot, 1916.

Sugar beet cultivation in the Red River Valley

Sugar beet cultivation in the Red River Valley, ca. 1940.

Black and white photograph of Mexican American migrant farm-worker children playing, ca. 1960.

Children of Mexican American migrant farm-workers

Children of Mexican American migrant farm-workers, ca. 1960.

Children of Mexican American migrant farm-workers

Children of Mexican American migrant farm-workers at play, ca. 1960.

Mexican American migrant farm worker

A Mexican American migrant farm worker harvesting asparagus near Owatonna, ca. 1955.

Migrant Workers

Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, migrant workers, mainly from Mexico, have played a vital role in Minnesota’s economy, often working in low-wage farming and food-processing industries.

Workers posed by Pillsbury “A” Mill

Workers posed by Pillsbury “A” Mill in Minneapolis, ca. 1918.

Origins of the University of Minnesota Extension Service

The Agricultural Extension Service of the United States (AES) began as an educational component of land-grant universities. In Minnesota as in other states, the federally funded and organized services of AES provide practical agricultural training to people outside of a university setting.