Two boys sit next to each other on a school bus on a field trip to visit the Portland International Airport. The boy in front is Mario Reyes, who wears a paper pilot hat. His brother, Junior, is in the background. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.
A little girl walks down the ramp of a West Coast Airlines airplane while on a field trip to the Portland International Airport. She is a student at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.
A little girl sits on a couch holding a present. She holds her hand up to her face. She is at the Valley Migrant League Opportunity Center's Christmas party in Woodburn, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965.
A toddler sits on the ground and plays with a toy tractor at the Valley Migrant League Opportunity Center's Christmas party in Woodburn, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965.
A boy plays with a toy rotary telephone at the Valley Migrant League Opportunity Center's Christmas party in Woodburn, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965.
Four boys look up into the air as they watch a trapeze act (not pictured) at the Shriners Circus. The trapeze act is pictured in OrgLot74_1183. This excursion was organized by the Valley Migrant League for the children of migrant laborers in the area of Salem, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.
A group of children hold up their Easter baskets outside an Easter party organized by the Women's Auxiliary of the Spanish American Organization in Independence, Oregon. . The baskets were made by members of the Women's Auxiliary. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 15, 1966.
A boy wearing a blindfold takes a swing at a piñata as a group of children watch in the background. Taken at an Easter celebration organized by the Women's Auxiliary of the Spanish American Organization in Independence, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 15, 1966.
A boy and girl eat cookies and drink milk while sitting at a table. They 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. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 11, 1966.
A girl lifts a snowball over her head and prepares to throw it during a snowball fight. 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). This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.
Two girls stand in the snow and laugh while looking off to the left. 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). This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.
Two girls stand in front of a school bus. The girl on the left puts her fingers in her mouth while the girl on the right looks at the camera. They are on a summer school field trip organized by the Valley Migrant League for students in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 20, 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.
A group of children stand in front of a school bus. They are on a summer school field trip organized by the Valley Migrant League for students in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 20, 1965.
A boy smiles at the camera. He is on a summer school field trip organized by the Valley Migrant League for students in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 20, 1965.
A group of children and adults stand outside the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem, Oregon. Taken on a summer school field trip organized by the Valley Migrant League for students in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 20, 1965.
A girl smiles as she displays a drawing from her notebook. She stands in front of a school bus. Taken on a summer school field trip organized by the Valley Migrant League for students in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 20, 1965.
Two girls stand by the water fountain at their grade school in Dayton, Oregon. From left to right, they are Ana and Letti. Last names are unknown. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 8, 1965.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A group of children smile for the camera at a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They are the children of migrant farm workers who live in the camp. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.
A young girl looks up toward her mother (off-camera) who reads a book to her. The girl is the daughter of Juanita Constante. Constante taught herself how to speak English and now reads books to her daughters. She takes adult education classes through the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 28, 1966.
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.
Photograph of 2 women and 5 children standing in front of a cabin in a migrant labor camp. The woman on the right is Maria Cavasos, who is a migrant laborer and has 9 children. Five of her children and 1 grandchild appear in this photograph. Every year, the Cavasos family travels from Texas to Oregon for seasonal farm work. From left to right clockwise, they are Caytano, Lupe (who holds her own daughter, Rosa), Eddy, Maria Cavasos, Alicia and Norberto Jr. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.
Boy Scout Benny M. Travino smiles at the camera and points at a map of Mexico. He has just been awarded the Boy Scout Tenderfoot Merit Badge. He is a member of Beaverton Troop No. 154. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 26, 1965.