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.
Five cheerleaders stand in a row at a basketball game near Salem, Oregon. They all wear matching sweaters displaying the letter "C." A newspaper caption on a similar photograph taken at the same event identifies the cheerleaders as members of the Chemawa Indian School rally squad. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 21, 1966.
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.
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.
A young woman wears a traditional Mexican dress as she looks at the camera. Possibly taken at the Fiesta Mexicana celebration in Woodburn, Oregon. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 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.
A group of children sit on wooden boards in the back of a bus that transported them and their families from Texas to Oregon for work. They are the children of migrant farm workers and remember the long journey earlier in the year. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 8, 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.
Four children stand in front of a cabin at a migrant labor camp in Dayton, Oregon. The oldest girl on the left carries a baby. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 25, 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.
Members of a Boy Scout troop from Eola Village, Oregon stand in front of a car and pose for the camera. The man in the middle is Scoutmaster John Smith. The boy in front is likely troop leader Mario Rios. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
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.
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.
Three people carry signs at a protest conducted by blackberry growers against the low price being paid by blackberry processors in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Blackberry growers teamed up with the Oregon Washington Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association (OWVFGA) to negotiate better prices. One protest sign reads, "Unfair - No price, .08 cents posted this year. What next? OWVFGA." Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 12, 1966.
A sign on the exterior wall of a cabin reads, "Child care center." This is the child care center in a migrant labor camp near the town of Madison, California. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 25, 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.
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 man wearing a hat props himself up on his elbows as he lies in a vast farm field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He looks at the camera. Date on the front of the print indicates this was taken in April 1967. This image was taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News.
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.
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.
Frank Tankersley looks to the left and speaks to someone off camera. He runs a migrant labor camp in the Washington County, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 3, 1966.
Mariachi musicians play trumpets on a stage at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966 at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Behind them, a banner reads, "Senator Kennedy!" This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.
A group of nuns sit in a crowded room, holding a sign in support of Senator Robert Kennedy. The sign reads, "Bobby Kennedy." Taken at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966 at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Kennedy spoke at the conference. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.
Senator Robert Kennedy smiles as he looks out of the window of a car. Taken as Kennedy arrived to make a speech at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966, at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 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.
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.
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.
Photograph of the exterior of the old Dayton Pharmacy in Dayton, Oregon. This building has recently been acquired by the Valley Migrant League and will become the Dayton Opportunity Center. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 8, 1966.
