Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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18 Collections results for Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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Break time for migrant farm workers

Photograph of unidentified men and children sitting and playing a game in the back of a truck. They are likely migrant farm workers taking a break from work. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Break time." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Maria Cavasos and her family at a migrant labor camp

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.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Family of migrant farm workers

Photograph of an unidentified woman and 4 children, likely members of a family of migrant farm workers. They stand in the doorway of a cabin in a migrant labor camp. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Children of migrant workers in migrant labor camp

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.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Juanita Constante's daughter looks up as her mother reads to her

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.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Young farm worker smiles in field

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.

Boy picking beans

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.

Housen Photography (Woodburn, Or.)

Three girls sit in grass in Willamette Valley, Oregon

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.

Children of migrant laborers sit on wooden boards in a bus in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

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.

Girl holds hands with her younger brother in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

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.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Daughter of migrant workers washes dishes

A girl washes dishes in outdoor tubs in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She is the daughter of migrant workers and does several of the household chores while her parents work in the fields. This girl is also featured in OrgLot74_B2F6_007. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Boys on playground bars

Two boys slide down a pair of bars in a playground. Both look at the camera. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Boys pose for photo with guitar

Four boys pose for a photograph. The boy second from left plays a guitar. Part of the same series as OrgLot74_0900. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Girl sits at table with milk carton

An unidentified girl wearing a dress sits at a table. A Darigold milk carton with a straw in it sits on the table next to her. She looks at the camera. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Boy reading in classroom

A boy sits at a desk in a classroom, holding an open book and reading. A girl sits at another desk in the background. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.