Five basketball players jump as they try to reach the ball during a basketball game. Likely taken at a basketball game between 2 Valley Migrant League teams in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
A globe, several textbooks, and an ashtray filled with cigarettes sit on a table in a classroom. Titles of the books include, "Spelling Growth," "Algebra, Book One," "The Grapes of Wrath," and "Figure It Out." Likely taken at an adult education class run by the Valley Migrant League in Oregon. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
An adult student sits on a crate, reading a book. Likely taken at an adult education class run by the Valley Migrant League in Oregon. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Two adult students work on an assignment in a workbook. A paper draped over the workbook is titled, "Working with Numbers, Grading Chart." One student holds a cigarette as she works. Likely taken at an adult education class run by the Valley Migrant League in Oregon. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Two boys weigh beans recently picked by workers on the farm of Ed Gilbert in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. A third worker on the right looks at the camera. Pictured left to right, they are Doug Dalke, Larry Gilbert and Frank Morgan. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.
Alicia Martinez serves rice at Ruby Ely's birthday party in Gaston, Oregon. Ely is the Valley Migrant League's Washington County Area Supervisor. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 13, 1966.
Anita Garcia (left) and Diana Salinas (right) smile as they stand behind a table of wrapped gifts at a high school graduation dance at Independence City Hall in Independence, Oregon. Garcia and Salinas are among the first group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. This dance is being held in their honor. Behind them is a speaker belonging to Beto Amaya of the Olympics, also known as "Los Olympicos," the band that performed at the dance. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
Anita Garcia (center) dances with an unidentified person at a high school graduation dance at Independence City Hall in Independence, Oregon. Garcia is among the first group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. This dance is being held in their honor. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
Ann Chavez (left) smiles at the camera as she fits charro suits, traditional Mexican outfits, for 2 children, Danny and Johnny Pomeroy. They are preparing for the upcoming Fiesta Mexicana, also known as Fiesta Days, in Woodburn, Oregon. Chavez is one of the festival organizers and a writer with the Opportunity News. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 12, 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.
Two men pilot an automated raspberry picking machine through a raspberry field on the Drum Farm in Sandy, Oregon. Two men on the side of the machine watch the rotating blades. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 22, 1966.
A batter prepares to swing at a ball during a baseball game at a migrant labor camp in West Stayton, Oregon. The catcher and other players look on. The game was organized by the Neighborhood Youth Corps in conjunction with the Valley Migrant League and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.
A girl swings at a ball thrown by the pitcher during a baseball game at a migrant labor camp in West Stayton, Oregon. The game was organized by the Neighborhood Youth Corps in conjunction with the Valley Migrant League and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966
West Stayton basketball coaches Kenneth Breeding (left) and Juan Fernandez (center) hold onto one end of a trophy while Dayton basketball coach Phil Peters (right) holds onto the other end. They coach 2 of the Valley Migrant League's basketball teams. Each coach hopes to win the season and bring the trophy to their respective Opportunity Centers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965.
Two bearded men, likely farm workers, stand in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. One of the men holds up a strawberry and looks at the camera. The other bends over to pick strawberries This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
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 boy holds up a mask of a bull's head. He is either removing it or preparing to wear it. He is at Fiesta Days, known today as the Woodburn Fiesta Mexicana, in Woodburn, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 2, 1966.
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 teenage boy smiles as he stands on Seal Beach near Newport, Oregon. He is on a trip organized by the Knights Club, a club for teens based in Jefferson, Oregon. The club raises money for field trips. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 12, 1967.
A boy sits on a folding chair and opens a present at the Valley Migrant League Opportunity Center's Christmas party in Woodburn, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 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 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.
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.
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.
Boy Scout Troop Leader Mario Rios (left) and Scoutmaster John Smith (right) stand in front of an airplane at the McMinnville Airport in McMinnville, Oregon. The Scout troop from Eola Village was visiting the airport when a pilot offered to take them for a ride in this airplane. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 29, 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 boy stands in front of a jukebox at a new youth recreation center organized by the Woodburn Police Department in Woodburn, Oregon. The wall behind the jukebox is covered in a collage made of clipped magazine photographs of various people. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
A boy stands on the beach near the ocean while on a field trip to Depoe Bay, Oregon. He has bare feet and his pants are rolled up. The trip was organized for members of the Woodburn and Canby 4-H clubs by a volunteer from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 29, 1966.