Russian immigrant Sevastion Gostevskyh holds his daughter Maria on his lap. He is one of 75 Russian orthodox immigrants taking English classes through the Valley Migrant League's adult education program in Canby, Oregon. Note on the back of the print reads, "Sevastian Goestevsky (sic.) and daughter Maria." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 24, 1967.
Photograph looking up a wide street in downtown Edinburg, Texas. The street is lined with stores and shops. Edinburg is home to some migrant farm workers who drive to Oregon every year for work. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 17, 1967.
Photograph of 2 rows of four-plex buildings at Pioneer Village, a federally funded housing project in West Salem, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 17, 1967.
Construction workers stand on the roof of a house in Edinburg, Texas as they work on adding a 3rd bedroom to the home. The house belongs to the Cantu family. They work as migrant farm workers and drive to Oregon every year for work. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 17, 1967.
Several Russian adults and children stand outside of a church in early January of 1967 in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They have just attended a Christmas Eve service. They are members of the Old Believers, who celebrate Christmas on January 6th. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Cesar Chavez, head of the National Farm Workers Organizing Committee, speaks at a meeting of the National Farm Workers Association in Delano, California. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 13, 1967.
Filipino farm workers attend a meeting of the National Farm Workers Association in Delano, California, where Cesar Chavez and other NFWA leaders spoke about working conditions for agricultural laborers. One man holds a sleeping child in his lap. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 13, 1967.
Photograph of an SP&S freight train traveling next to a large river, likely the Columbia River. SP&S engine #330 pulls the train. The train is long and disappears around a bend in the distance. Stamp on back of print for Thad Gable Co., Commercial Photography in Portland, Oregon.
A woman holds a baby and a candle as she stands in front of a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Hillsboro, Oregon. On the left, musicians play music and others wait their turn to pay tribute. This marks the first time that Hillsboro held a celebration for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 16, 1966.
Luiz Valdez, creator of Teatro Campesino, speaks at a press conference at the Portland Labor Temple in Portland, Oregon. He speaks about the Delano grape strike in California and the farm workers' union that he is helping to form, known today as the United Farm Workers of America. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 9, 1966.
Members of the Teatro Campesino of Delano, California performing in Portland, Oregon during a tour to raise awareness about the struggles of seasonal farmworkers in Delano, California. Pictured left to right, they are Agustin Lira, Felipe Cantu, Roberto Reyes and Luis Valdez (creator of Teatro Campesino). This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 9, 1966.
Rogelio Medina, owner of the Mexico Lindo Curios Shop, stands in his shop in Woodburn, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 2, 1966.
Photograph of a row of plydome units which house migrant laborers in a migrant labor camp near the town of Madison, California. The units were built by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) and the Yolo County Housing Authority. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 25, 1966.
Four children stand in front of a cabin at a migrant labor camp in Dayton, Oregon. The oldest girl on the left carries a baby. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 25, 1966.
A sign on the exterior wall of a cabin reads, "Child care center." This is the child care center in a migrant labor camp near the town of Madison, California. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 25, 1966.
Photograph of a plydome unit which houses migrant laborers in a migrant labor camp near the town of Madison, California. The units were built by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) and the Yolo County Housing Authority. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 25, 1966.
Mariachi musicians play trumpets on a stage at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966 at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Behind them, a banner reads, "Senator Kennedy!" This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.
A group of nuns sit in a crowded room, holding a sign in support of Senator Robert Kennedy. The sign reads, "Bobby Kennedy." Taken at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966 at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Kennedy spoke at the conference. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.
Senator Robert Kennedy smiles as he looks out of the window of a car. Taken as Kennedy arrived to make a speech at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966, at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.
A young girl looks up toward her mother (off-camera) who reads a book to her. The girl is the daughter of Juanita Constante. Constante taught herself how to speak English and now reads books to her daughters. She takes adult education classes through the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 28, 1966.
A man in a welding class lifts his helmet and looks at the camera at the Salem Technical School in Salem, Oregon. He is part of a group of farm workers enrolled in a job training program to obtain better paying jobs. These are likely photographs from a series published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 21, 1966.
Three men work in a welding class at the Salem Technical School in Salem, Oregon. They are photographed from behind. They are part of a group of farm workers enrolled in a job training program to obtain better paying jobs. These are likely photographs from a series published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 26, 1966.
A man in a welding class lifts his helmet and smiles at the Salem Technical School in Salem, Oregon. He is part of a group of farm workers enrolled in a job training program to obtain better paying jobs. These are likely photographs from a series published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 26, 1966..
Photograph of 2 women and 5 children standing in front of a cabin in a migrant labor camp. The woman on the right is Maria Cavasos, who is a migrant laborer and has 9 children. Five of her children and 1 grandchild appear in this photograph. Every year, the Cavasos family travels from Texas to Oregon for seasonal farm work. From left to right clockwise, they are Caytano, Lupe (who holds her own daughter, Rosa), Eddy, Maria Cavasos, Alicia and Norberto Jr. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.
Three girls sit in a patch of grass. The girl on the left looks to the left. The girl in the middle props her head up on her elbow and looks at the camera. The girl on the right smiles at the camera. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 16, 1966.
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 man oversees a compressor used in the harvesting of hops near Salem, Oregon. The hops have been dumped into this compressor, where they will be covered by waterproof paper and a layer of burlap. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 9, 1966.
An unidentified girl leans over and looks down at the typesetting for an issue of the Opportunity News newspaper. An issue of the newspaper, published on July 29, 1966 and featuring the headline, "Fun, action at Eola open house," sits on top of the typesetting. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 9, 1966.