Photograph showing several farm workers using a machine to bale hay in an agricultural field. A pile of loose hay sits to the right of a machine, while stacks of baled hay are piled behind it. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Baling hay, Willamette Valley." White lines drawn on photograph outline area for publication.

Photograph of a group of men and women, likely farm workers, posing on a wagon in a field. One line of workers stands in front of the wagon while others stand inside the wagon and look out the window at the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Near Salem."

A group of 5 men smile at the camera as they sit in the back of a cramped truck on their way to work. They are farm workers. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 17, 1967.

A group of 6 men smile at the camera as they sit in the back of a cramped truck on their way to work. They are farm workers. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 17, 1967.

An unidentified boy wears a hat and smiles at the camera while standing in a vast field of crops that come up to his shoulders. He is a farm worker. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 16, 1966.

A bearded man wears a hat and picks beans in a field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The crops are taller than him. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 19, 1966.

An unidentified boy picks beans in a farm field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He looks to the right. Two stamps on the back of the print read, "Photograph by R. Stefani," and, "Housen Photography, Woodburn, Ore." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 27, 1966. It was taken one year earlier during the previous picking season.

Mrs. C.D. Priddy looks at the camera and smiles as she picks beans on the farm of Ed Gilbert in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.

Thomas Murphy kneels in a row of crops as he picks beans on the farm of Ed Gilbert in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.

Two boys weigh beans recently picked by workers on the farm of Ed Gilbert in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. A third worker on the right looks at the camera. Pictured left to right, they are Doug Dalke, Larry Gilbert and Frank Morgan. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.

Eduardo Barrera is pictured in front of leafy tree branches, looking up and past the camera. He is a lifelong farm worker who has just enrolled in a job training program to become a barber. The program is run by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 8, 1967.

Two bearded men, likely farm workers, stand in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. One of the men holds up a strawberry and looks at the camera. The other bends over to pick strawberries This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

A farm worker holds up a cherry next to his child who sits on a blanket in a cherry orchard in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He is likely a father who has brought his child to work while he picks cherries. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

A woman stands on a ladder while picking cherries from a cherry tree in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She turns around on the ladder and looks over her shoulder at the camera. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

A woman stands on a ladder while picking cherries from a cherry tree in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She looks down at the bucket hanging from her ladder. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Two adults and 4 children work in a field picking beans in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Scattered farm workers kneel in a large strawberry field as they pick strawberries. They carry crates labeled, "Sunset." Cars are parked along a road in the background. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

An unidentified man kneels in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He wears a hat and smokes a pipe. A crate of strawberries sits on the ground in front of him. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.

An unidentified woman carries an empty crate over her shoulder and walks in a row of strawberries in a field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She looks back over her shoulder at the camera. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.

An unidentified woman and child look at each other as they kneel in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They each hold onto a crate of strawberries they have picked. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.

An unidentified girl kneels in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She holds a crate of strawberries she has picked. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.