Members of the Russian community sit and stand around a table. The women wear head scarves. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Russian gathering." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Two men smile as they stand in front of a tank of gasoline sitting in the bed of a truck. Both men wear the Shell Oil logo on their clothing. A handwritten sign on the bumper of the truck reads, "Avery Loy Shell Service, Portland, Ore." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Four firefighters have their backs turned to the camera as they watch flames and smoke rise into the dark sky in the background. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Members of a Boy Scout troop from Eola Village, Oregon stand in front of a car and pose for the camera. The man in the middle is Scoutmaster John Smith. The boy in front is likely troop leader Mario Rios. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Five cheerleaders stand in a row at a basketball game near Salem, Oregon. They all wear matching sweaters displaying the letter "C." A newspaper caption on a similar photograph taken at the same event identifies the cheerleaders as members of the Chemawa Indian School rally squad. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 21, 1966.

A woman sits at a typewriter and smiles at the camera. This is likely Priscilla Carrasco, the Assistant Editor and Circulation Manager for the Opportunity News, who also wrote articles and took photographs for the newspaper. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

A woman smiles as she looks down at a camera in her hands. This is likely Priscilla Carrasco, the Assistant Editor and Circulation Manager for the Opportunity News, who also wrote articles and took photographs for the newspaper. Cabins in the background indicate she is likely in a migrant labor camp. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Photograph of an unidentified woman and 4 children, likely members of a family of migrant farm workers. They stand in the doorway of a cabin in a migrant labor camp. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Photograph of an unidentified Russian teenage girl. She wears a headscarf and looks off to the right. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Two cars are parked outside of the Log Cabin Cafe, located between the communities of Glenwood and Gales Creek on Highway 6 in Washington County, Oregon. The menu is displayed on the wall outside, next to the entrance. A partially visible sign on the roof reads, "Tavern." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Erma Bonser's new log cabin cafe on Highway 6." Erma Bonser is the wife of Herb Bonser, a Program Aide with the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 4, 1966.

VISTA volunteer Elaine Furumoto removes a sign listing services offered by the Valley Migrant League's Sandy Opportunity Center in Sandy, Oregon. The top of the sign reads, "Programs We Have to Offer." This is one of three centers closed due to budget cuts on the War on Poverty and the Valley Migrant League program. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 5, 1968.

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.

Daniel and Hope Smith stand in front of one of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Centers. Hope is a former migrant laborer who used the resources of the Opportunity Center to get training as a secretary and leave farm work behind. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 10, 1967.

Several men carry signs during a protest and strike organized by the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee and the AFL-CIO against Giumarra Vineyards in California. One sign, written in Spanish, reads, "Huelga Giumarra UFWOC, AFL CIO." Likely taken in California. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity news on September 1, 1967.

Dr. Wilson Record looks down as he sits in a room with a bookshelf in the background. He is a Professor of Sociology at Portland State College, known today as Portland State University. He supports the unionization of farm workers. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Dr. Wilson Record." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 21, 1967.

Toddler Frime Gonzales wears a paper hat at St. Matthew's daycare Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. The center offers daycare for the children of migrant workers. It is run by the Valley Migrant League and operated out of St. Matthew's Catholic Church. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 21, 1967.

Isabel Martinez holds his son in his lap while reflecting on the passage of House Bill 1521 at his home in Beaverton, Oregon. He is a former migrant farm worker who believes that Oregon needs stronger laws to protect farm workers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 23, 1967.

Cesar Chavez, head of the National Farm Workers Organizing Committee, speaks with farm workers during a meeting at the Stella Maris Catholic Community House in Portland, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 26, 1967.

Cesar Chavez (left), head of the National Farm Workers Organizing Committee, speaks with farm workers during a meeting at the Stella Maris Catholic community house in Portland, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 26, 1967.

Cesar Chavez, head of the National Farm Workers Organizing Committee, speaks with farm workers during a meeting at the Stella Maris Catholic Community House in Portland, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 4, 1968.

Photograph of a man standing in a park. He raises his left hand and looks at the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Evlampi Zharkoff." He is likely a member of the Russian community in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Stamp on the front of the print indicates this was taken in April 1967. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

A man wearing a hat props himself up on his elbows as he lies in a vast farm field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He looks at the camera. Date on the front of the print indicates this was taken in April 1967. This image was taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News.

Tom Perry wears a jacket and sits in an office, looking to the left. He is a former migrant worker and a graduate of the Valley Migrant League's GED classes. He has just been selected to represent farm workers at a conference put on by the National Institute for Advanced Study in Teaching Disadvantaged Youth in Washington D.C. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Tom Perry." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 14, 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.

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 sign at the edge of a field reads, "Frank Tankersley Labor Camp." A second sign reads, "No admittance unless authorized thru office. Solicitors, social groups, VISTA volunteers, VIVA group, Valley Migrant League, county and state officials dial 331-2998. Frank Tankersley." A third sign warns drivers to drive slowly. Tankersley runs a migrant labor camp in Washington County, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 3, 1966.

Frank Tankersley looks to the left and speaks to someone off camera. He runs a migrant labor camp in the Washington County, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 3, 1966.

Maria Lopez (left) and Guadalupe Hinjosa (right) practice speaking English in an adult education class run by the Valley Migrant League in Forest Grove, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 24, 1967.