Elva Cortez spreads out her arms and smiles at the camera

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OrgLot74_B1F1_018

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Elva Cortez spreads out her arms and smiles at the camera

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  • 1966-03-18 (Creation)

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black-and-white prints (photographs); 10.0 x 9.9 inches

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Peter Reich was a volunteer with Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). He volunteered at the Valley Migrant League's Hillsboro Opportunity Center. He wrote articles and took photographs for the Opportunity News circa 1965-1968.

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Teenager Elva Cortez spreads out her arms and smiles at the camera. She is seated next to other teens at a party celebrating a baptism at the Hillsboro Opportunity Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Elva Cortez Hillsboro's queen candidate says, 'Welcome.'" This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.

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Valley Migrant League photographs, Org. Lot 74, Box 1, Folder 1, 018

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