Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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Guzman family at Wilson Camp in Willamette Valley, Oregon

The Guzman family stands on a dirt road at Wilson camp, a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Cabins are visible in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Wilson Camp - L. Fidel Guzman, Maria Guzman, Maria Stella Guzman (14), Ophelia Guzman (12), F.L. - Marisella (2) and friend." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Tom Perry sits in office

Tom Perry wears a jacket and sits in an office, looking to the left. He is a former migrant worker and a graduate of the Valley Migrant League's GED classes. He has just been selected to represent farm workers at a conference put on by the National Institute for Advanced Study in Teaching Disadvantaged Youth in Washington D.C. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Tom Perry." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 14, 1967.

Members of a family of migrant farm workers stand in doorway of cabin in Willamette Valley, Oregon

An unidentified man, woman and four children stand in the doorway of a cabin in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They are migrant farm workers. They speak to a woman standing outside the cabin. On the right, a child peaks around a cabin wall through the doorway. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Daniel and Hope Smith stand in front of Valley Migrant League Opportunity Center in Oregon

Daniel and Hope Smith stand in front of one of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Centers. Hope is a former migrant laborer who used the resources of the Opportunity Center to get training as a secretary and leave farm work behind. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 10, 1967.

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.

Doris Barnett on her first day of college

Migrant laborer Doris Barnett stands in front of a brick building on her first day of college at the Oregon College of Education. Just a few months earlier, Barnett completed her GED with the help of classes offered by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 14, 1967.