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Governor Tom McCall at a 1970 Earth Day Celebration

Governor Tom McCall speaking to an audience at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Ann Kolibaba and an unidentified student stand to the side of the podium. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Scott, Gary

Governor Tom McCall holding an ecology flag at a 1970 Earth Day Celebration

Governor Tom McCall holding up an ecology flag while surrounded by a group of students at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Scott, Gary

Governor Tom McCall at a 1970 Earth Day Celebration

Governor Tom McCall delivering a speech to an audience at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. In the background students hold up large letters and a sign that reads “Let’s get gussied up for the gov.” The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Scott, Gary

Governor Tom McCall at a 1970 Earth Day Celebration

Governor Tom McCall shaking hands with an unidentified man during a presentation at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Scott, Gary

Elaine Furumoto takes down a sign at the Sandy Opportunity Center, Sandy, Oregon

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.

Low income housing near Salem, Oregon

Photograph of several residences which are part of a low income, public housing project. Likely taken in Independence or West Salem, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 22, 1968.

Preschool Classroom, Oregon School for the Deaf, 1968-1969

A black and white photograph of a corner of a preschool classroom. A little girl sits at a desk smiling at a line of five students in front of her. She is writing on a long piece of paper that falls off the front of her desk. Behind the line of students there is a Christmas tree decorated with paper chains and ornaments. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "Oregon State School for the Deaf Preschool classroom 1968-69". The Oregon State School for the Deaf was the name of the school from 1913-1989.

Oregon School for the Deaf

Delegates of the Latin American Federation of Oregon

The delegates of the Latin American Federation of Oregon sit in a meeting. Pictured right to left in the foreground are Jose Rios, Ramon Mendez, Jose Gonzales and Reynaldo Cantu. Pictured left to right in the background are Norman Kirkam, Bernard Reyes, Carlos Perales, George Ortega, Eustacio Reyes and Esperanza Ramirez. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 8, 1967.

Officers of the Latin American Federation of Oregon

Officers of the Latin American Federation of Oregon sit in a meeting. Pictured left to right, they are Ventura Rios (Executive President), David Aguilar (Chairman of the Assembly), Leon Saldana (Secretary of the Assembly) and Jose Rios (Executive Treasurer). This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 8, 1967.

Eduardo Barrera

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.

Daniel and Hope Smith stand in front of Valley Migrant League Opportunity Center in 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.

Letha Wakeman, Reverend Eliceo Rodriguez and his wife stand in Gleanor's Chapel in Eola Village, Oregon

Letha Wakeman (left), Reverend Eliceo Rodriguez (center) and his wife (right) stand inside Gleanor's Chapel in the Eola Village community near Dayton, Oregon. Wakeman, who owns the chapel, invited Reverend Rodriguez, a Cuban American pastor, to conduct services there for the Spanish speaking community. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 18, 1967.

Valley Migrant League Board Chairman receives Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation Award

Frank E. Brawner, Regional Vice-President of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, presents an award to Reverend Kent Lawrence, Board Chairman of the Valley Migrant League. The Valley Migrant League is being recognized for the services it provides to migrant farm laborers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 4, 1967. Photograph taken on July 26, 1967.

Dr. Wilson Record

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.

Frime Gonzales wears a paper hat at daycare center in Hillsboro, Oregon

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 in Beaverton, Oregon

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.

Oregon State Senator Don Willner

Oregon State Senator Don Willner wears glasses and a suit and tie, and smiles at the camera. He is advocating for the rights of migrant laborers by supporting the passage of Bill 1521 in the Oregon State Legislature. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 23, 1967.

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