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.
Two men pilot an automated raspberry picking machine through a raspberry field on the Drum Farm in Sandy, Oregon. Two men on the side of the machine watch the rotating blades. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 22, 1966.
A teacher demonstrates how a motor works in a mechanics class run by the Valley Migrant League in Woodburn, Oregon. Pictured left to right are students Raul López, Benito López, Francisco Leon, Rudolph Medina, Mike Ruiz, Máximo López and teacher Jack Babbitt. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 30, 1965.
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.
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.
Donato Amayo drives a machine at the Avery Carpet House in Salem, Oregon, where he is enrolled in an On-the-Job Training Program. The program is offered by the Valley Migrant League and funded by the Department of Labor. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 4, 1967.
Dora Gonzalez works at the Oregon Bag Company in Canby, Oregon, where she is enrolled in an On-the-Job Training Program. The program is offered by the Valley Migrant League and funded by the Department of Labor. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 18, 1967.
A teenage boy smiles as he stands on Seal Beach near Newport, Oregon. He is on a trip organized by the Knights Club, a club for teens based in Jefferson, Oregon. The club raises money for field trips. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 12, 1967.
Two cheerleaders stand while wearing matching white blouses and plaid skirts. They are members of the Woodburn rally squad, cheering their team at a basketball game. The squad is led by Trini Rodriguez. 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.
A girl sits on the steps of a cabin and faces her younger brother as they hold hands in a migrant labor camp located in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The girl must take care of her brother while her parents are gone for work. This girl is also featured in OrgLot74_0409A. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.
Arlene Isaacson, a VISTA volunteer working with the Valley Migrant League, reads an issue of the Opportunity News newspaper featuring the headline, "VML welding graduates now employed." Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 29, 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.
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.
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 boy picks beans in a farm field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He looks to the right. Two stamps on the back of the print read, "Photograph by R. Stefani," and, "Housen Photography, Woodburn, Ore." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 27, 1966. It was taken one year earlier during the previous picking season.
A group of children who live in a migrant labor camp at Anderson Ranch stand in front of a bus in Scio, Oregon. The bus was donated by the owner of the Anderson Ranch to transport the children of migrant workers to and from a daycare center at the Knox Butte School. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 22, 1966.
A medical professional gives a vaccination shot to a baby at the "Well Baby Clinic," held at the North Santiam School and organized by the Marion County Health Department in Oregon. The clinic offers free medical exams and vaccinations. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.
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.
A bearded man wears a hat and picks beans in a field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The crops are taller than him. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 19, 1966.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A truck is parked on a dirt road in front of a row of housing units on a ranch in Medford, Oregon. These units are available to migrant workers for $7.00/week. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 6, 1966.
VISTA volunteer Richard Meyer (center) reads a book to 2 boys, Doyle Ash (left) and Bobbie Eiffert (right) at the Valley Migrant League's daycare center in Sandy, Oregon. The center offers daycare services for the children of migrant farm workers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
Children smile and play on a merry-go-round in a playground. They are at a daycare center for children of farm workers run by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 9, 1966.
Isabel Perez smiles and looks to the left as he works at the Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. Perez works at this gas station, owned by Juan Mares, a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965. The article mistakenly identifies this photograph of Isabel Perez as Juan Mares and the paper published a correction in the following issue on January 7, 1966.
