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.
Citizens and farm workers in West Stayton stand outside the Marion County Courthouse in Salem, Oregon. They traveled to the courthouse to present a petition to Marion County Commissioners, complaining about poor traffic in their area. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.
An unidentified woman carries an empty crate over her shoulder and walks in a row of strawberries in a field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She looks back over her shoulder at the camera. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
An unidentified girl kneels in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She holds a crate of strawberries she has picked. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
Two agricultural laborers stand on the second floor of a barn, unloading squash from a mechanical elevator at Helms and Williams farm outside West Stayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Group photograph of farmer Louie Williams and workers at the Helms and Williams farm outside West Stayton, Oregon. Williams is the tall man in the center of the image, wearing glasses. He has just been named "Grower of the Month" by the Opportunity News. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Farmers M. C. Helms (left) and Louie Williams (right) demonstrate their carrot digger at the Helms and Williams farm outside West Stayton, Oregon. The 2 men constructed this piece of machinery. Williams has just been named "Grower of the Month" by the Opportunity News. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Farm worker Victor Ramon wears a hat and kneels as he works in an agricultural field in Dayton, Oregon. Ramon works during the day and takes classes offered by the Valley Migrant League at night. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 7, 1967.
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.
Mildred Anderson looks down at her baby son, Jessie Wee Anderson, who is 5-weeks-old. They live at Hanna Camp, a camp for migrant workers near Independence, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.
Thomas Murphy kneels in a row of crops as he picks beans on the farm of Ed Gilbert in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.
Two boys weigh beans recently picked by workers on the farm of Ed Gilbert in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. A third worker on the right looks at the camera. Pictured left to right, they are Doug Dalke, Larry Gilbert and Frank Morgan. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.
Twelve-year-old Elva Montelongo from Dayton, Oregon holds up a handwritten sign reading, "9 1/2 crates of strawberries in 1 day, Elva Montelongo." She works in the field with her family, picking strawberries. These 9 1/2 crates earned her family $5.70. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.
Group photograph of farmer Louie Williams and workers at the Helms and Williams farm outside West Stayton, Oregon. Williams is the tall man toward the center of the image, wearing glasses. He has just been named "Grower of the Month" by the Opportunity News. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Three agricultural laborers unload squash from the back of a truck onto a mechanical elevator at the Helms and Williams farm outside West Stayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 22, 1965.
Mrs. C.D. Priddy looks at the camera and smiles as she picks beans on the farm of Ed Gilbert in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.
Carl Holstine and his family pose in a bean field near West Stayton, Oregon. They are migrant farm workers. Each summer, the Holstine family travels from Oklahoma to Oregon to work picking beans. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Two farm workers move a large pile of hops onto a conveyor belt for transport to a dry kiln. Handwritten note on the back of the print identifies the workers as, "Ambrosio Gonzales, Carlos Oazares(?)." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 9, 1966.