A group of children sit around a table, eating cookies and drinking milk. Two tricycles sit in the foreground. They are in the daycare center of the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) help run the center. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 11, 1966.
A boy pedals a tricycle while a girl sits on the back and hangs on. They are in the daycare center of the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) help run the center. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 11, 1966.
Kindergarten students sit in a row of chairs in a shoe store in Salem, Oregon. Two of the children are being fitted for shoes. Taken during a holiday excursion for the children, organized by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 17, 1965.
Two women sit on a couch. One of the women holds 2 young children in her lap. These are family members of Hamp Skinner, a former migrant laborer who is transitioning to landscaping work. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 5, 1965.
Farmer M. C. Helms stands in front of an automobile at the Helms and Williams farm outside West Stayton, Oregon. An unidentified boy leans out of the driver's side of the automobile. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Juan Fernandez points at a sign that reads, "Opportunity Center, Valley Migrant League." His son stands next to him. Fernandez is the Program Aide at the Valley Migrant League's West Stayton Opportunity Center. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Juan Fernandez poses with his son at the Helms and Williams farm outside West Stayton, Oregon. Fernandez is the Program Aide at the Valley Migrant League's West Stayton Opportunity Center. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Nurse Lois Christianson finishes giving an injection of penicillin to toddler Jimmy Perry at a medical clinic in Eola Village, Oregon. Jimmy lies over the lap of his mother, Mrs. Thomas Perry. Jimmy's brother, Johnny, looks on from the right. The medical clinic offers free medical care and vaccinations to residents of Eola Village. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 16, 1965.
Photograph showing a young child holding a fish in each raised hand. He is smiling, wearing a life-vest and is seated on a boat with Timothy Lake visible in the background. A fishing pole lays across his lap.
A crowd gathers around a piñata hanging from a large tree. Children underneath the piñata reach up to catch falling candy. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Five children stand around a bicycle with a sign draped over it, reading, "Capital Journal." The boy holding the bike likely works as a delivery boy. The Capital Journal was a newspaper based out of Salem, Oregon. 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.
Four unidentified boys stand in front of a bookcase filled with books. One boy stands on a shelf of the bookcase with his hands on his hips. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
A man and boy sit on the front steps of a cabin in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Several identical cabins stretch out in a long row behind them. The man holds a bottle of RC Cola. 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 mother holds her child on her lap as they watch an event, likely the Rose Festival parade, from a crowded sidewalk in Portland, Oregon. The mother wears a handkerchief over her head and the child is wearing a hood. Several people in the background carry umbrellas or wear rain jackets. A sign for Manning's Cafeteria is visible in the background. This photograph is likely part of a series published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
Photograph showing a group of five children in a forested area at Promontory Park. The children face away from the camera looking towards the left side of the frame. A cut log can be seen in the foreground.
Photograph looking across a body of water showing five children running on a path. Another wider path can be seen to the right of the group, and small wooden bridge can be seen further back over the water. Trees and ferns are visible throughout the image.
Photograph showing four children standing at a wooden "Registration" kiosk at Promontory Park. They are facing away from the camera, and two prints informational signs can be seen under the kiosk overhang. Two "PGE" logos can be seen on either side of the structure. Trees and ferns can be seen in the background.
Photograph showing a group of four adolescents in a forested area at Promontory Park. One of the boys is standing on top of a large rock, while the tree others stand at ground level and face towards the first. Ferns and tree can be seen throughout the image, in addition to other large rocks.
Photograph showing children and adults at Promontory Park. A woman is leaning down towards a pan, in front of which sit two children. On the right, another woman faces away from the camera, next to jackets hung from a tree. A small child sits at a picnic table on the left side of the frame. In the background are other picnic tables, tree, and an automobile.
Photograph showing Timothy Lake looking north towards Mount Hood. A recreation sign is in the foreground with "Picnicking" and "Overnight Camping" directions. To the left of the sign, a woman stands on the shore of the lake with a small child. Cut stumps and dirt can be seen at the edge of the water and in front of the woman and child. Written on the negative is 57-284.1."
Photograph showing a classroom with seated school children and a teacher. A small Christmas tree can be seen on the desk of the teacher. Five electric lights hang from the ceiling. Written on the negative is "50-701."
Photograph showing two women in hats seated with a small boy. The woman on the left is holding a small sleeping baby. The women and the child are holding plates of cake and ice cream. Written on negative is "50-592."
Photograph of Fawn Brooks of Skyline Elementary School holding her prize winning angel-food cake and a prize ribbon. The ribbon bears the 4-H emblem and the text “Boys’ and Girls’ 4-H Clubs / First / Premium /1940.” The photograph was taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon and was published in the August 23, 1940 issue of the Oregon Journal.
Negative of a photographic postcard showing 2 children on horseback under a sign announcing the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston, Oregon. In the foreground, a banner over a road reads, "Welcome Umatilla County Fair." Handwriting on negative reads, "Fair Grounds - Hermiston, Ore. Christian 11-962."
Photograph showing an unidentified young girl sitting on a table next to a rabbit and petting its back. In the background are more rabbits in cages. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.
