A group of children pose for a photograph in the snow. Taken on a field trip of the Woodburn and Canby 4-H Club to Mount Hood, Oregon. The 4-H Club is operated by the Valley Migrant League's Woodburn Opportunity Center and the field trip was organized by a volunteer from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.

Photograph of a row of new low income, public housing in Independence, Oregon. These houses were built by the Polk County Housing Authority. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 22, 1968.

A child rides an inner tube down a snowy slope. Taken on a field trip of the Woodburn and Canby 4-H Club to Mount Hood, Oregon. The 4-H Club is operated by the Valley Migrant League's Woodburn Opportunity Center and the field trip was organized by a volunteer from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.

An adult pushes 2 girls who sit on an inner tube in the snow. The girls laugh. Taken on a field trip of the Woodburn and Canby 4-H Club to Mount Hood, Oregon. The 4-H Club is operated by the Valley Migrant League's Woodburn Opportunity Center and the field trip was organized by a volunteer from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.

A flooded area of the Willamette River flows close to a cluster of buildings, likely a migrant camp, in Independence, Oregon. Branches, logs, and other debris float in the water. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 14, 1966.

Ruby Ely, Director of the Valley Migrant League's Hillsboro Opportunity Center, holds her pet monkey Woolly on her shoulder. She looks down at Woolly while Woolly looks at the camera. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 9, 1965.

A group of children sit at a table, eating cookies and drinking milk. A little boy in the foreground turns around in his seat and looks at the camera. Several children in the background also look at the camera. 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 flooded area of the Willamette River flows close to a cluster of buildings, likely a migrant camp, in Independence, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 14, 1966.

Water floods an orchard in Independence, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 14, 1966.

Virgil Kubin wears overalls, a jacket, and a baseball cap as he stands in front of a new cabin on his property in Salem, Oregon. The cabin was built to house migrant farm workers. Kubin is a cherry grower who depends upon seasonal migrant labor. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 17, 1967.

A group of children and teenagers pose for a photograph. One plays a guitar and another holds up a dollar bill. A van is parked behind them. Part of the same series as OrgLot74_0909. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Chef Bill Ward (left) and his assistant Jesse Pardon (right) stand in the kitchen of the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Pardon pours milk into a pot. Pardon is a former agricultural laborer working to become a chef. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 10, 1965.

Chef Bill Ward (center) and his assistant Jesse Pardon (left) stand in the kitchen of the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Pardon is a former agricultural laborer working to become a chef. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 10, 1965.

Four boys pose for a photograph. The boy second from left plays a guitar. Part of the same series as OrgLot74_0900. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Migrant laborer Doris Barnett stands in front of a brick building on her first day of college at the Oregon College of Education. Just a few months earlier, Barnett completed her GED with the help of classes offered by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 14, 1967.

Two senior women look at a healthcare professional who who writes on a clipboard. They stand in front of a mobile truck with a sign that reads, "Chest X-Ray Unit, Oregon State Board of Health." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Two women sit at a kitchen table. The woman on the left looks at the camera and smiles. 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.

Three children from a Russian family sit on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed in a cabin, likely in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The oldest child sits on the left, a girl wearing a headscarf. She holds a baby who sits in the middle. A little boy sits on the right. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Photograph of an elementary school building in Aumsville, Oregon. A sign over the entrance reads, "Aumsville Grade School Dist. 11C." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Hamp Skinner (left) sits on a chair next to 3 unidentified men sitting on a couch. Skinner is 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.

A boy stands on the beach near the ocean while on a field trip to Depoe Bay, Oregon. He has bare feet and his pants are rolled up. The trip was organized for members of the Woodburn and Canby 4-H clubs by a volunteer from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 29, 1966.

Three girls play in the water on a beach in Depoe Bay, Oregon. They are on a field trip organized for members of the Woodburn and Canby 4-H clubs by a volunteer from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 29, 1966.

A police officer holds a can of Folgers coffee as he stands behind the front desk of a new youth recreation center organized by the Woodburn Police Department in Woodburn, Oregon. A woman working next to him helps a boy at the counter. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.

Anita Garcia (center) dances with an unidentified person at a high school graduation dance at Independence City Hall in Independence, Oregon. Garcia is among the first group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. This dance is being held in their honor. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.

Diana Salinas (left), Chris Bernard (center), and Anita Garcia (right) attend a high school graduation dance at Independence City Hall in Independence, Oregon. Salinas and Garcia are among the first group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. This dance is being held in their honor. Bernard is the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.

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.

Three children from a Russian family sit on a bed in a cabin, likely in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The oldest child sits on the left, a girl wearing a headscarf. A baby sits in the middle and a little girl sits on the right. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

People walk in a picket line in front of a liquor store in Portland, Oregon. The picket protests the sale of products from the Schenley Company in Delano, California, where grape pickers are on strike. A woman on the right, likely a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), holds a sign that reads, "Humanity Si, Schenley ¡No!, SNCC-SRE." A young man on the left wears a sign that reads, "Don't buy I.W. Harper or Cutty Sark, Schenley unfair to labor." Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 4, 1966.