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Wedding photograph of Mary Garcia and Ray Ruiz

Groom Ray Ruiz and bride Mary Garcia sit in a car, having just gotten married at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Woodburn, Oregon. Stamp on the back of the print for Housen Photography in Woodburn, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 17, 1965.

Housen Photography (Woodburn, Or.)

Girl displays drawing on field trip

A girl smiles as she displays a drawing from her notebook. She stands in front of a school bus. Taken 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.

Girls on school bus on field trip

Three girls sit on a school bus while on a summer school field trip organized by the Valley Migrant League. They are students from Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 20, 1965.

Girls on field trip in front of school bus

Two girls stand in front of a school bus. The girl on the left puts her fingers in her mouth while the girl on the right looks at the camera. They are 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.

Boy on field trip

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.

Citizens outside Marion County Courthouse

Citizens and farm workers in West Stayton stand outside the Marion County Courthouse in Salem, Oregon. They traveled to the courthouse to present a petition to Marion County Commissioners, complaining about poor traffic in their area. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.

Woman gives vaccination shot to baby in Marion County, Oregon

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.

Family poses in bean field

Carl Holstine and his family pose in a bean field near West Stayton, Oregon. They are migrant farm workers. Each summer, the Holstine family travels from Oklahoma to Oregon to work picking beans. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965.

Citizens exit the Marion County Courthouse

Families of farm workers in West Stayton exit the Marion County Courthouse in Salem, Oregon. They traveled to the courthouse to present a petition to Marion County Commissioners, complaining about poor traffic in their area. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965. Image is blurry.

Students take mechanics class, Woodburn, Oregon

A teacher demonstrates how a motor works in a mechanics class run by the Valley Migrant League in Woodburn, Oregon. Pictured left to right are students Raul López, Benito López, Francisco Leon, Rudolph Medina, Mike Ruiz, Máximo López and teacher Jack Babbitt. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 30, 1965.

Sarah Goodwin explains bilingual notes on chalkboard after planning for adult education classes

Sarah Goodwin and an unidentified woman examine a chalkboard displaying writing in Spanish and English. The chalkboard was used during a meeting run by the Valley Migrant League. Goodwin is the Director of Valley Migrant League Adult Education. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "5/25/65 - Sarah Goodwin explains notes used in meeting of farm workers to plan 1st adult classes (English). For Miss Velma Linford, Director of Rural Projects, VISTA. Sarah Goodwin file." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Woman wears traditional Mexican dress

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.

Valley Migrant League photographs

  • Org. Lot 74
  • Collection
  • 1965 - 1968

Collection consists of photographs used by the Valley Migrant League (VML) for its program newspaper, "Opportunity News." Most of the photographs were taken by VML staff. Many of the individuals and places depicted in the prints and negatives in this collection were identified by Oregon Historical Society archivists from the corresponding articles in "Opportunity News."
Subjects depicted in the photographs include VML-sponsored adult education and vocational training programs, including photographs of classrooms, workshops, and businesses hosting work-training programs as well as portraits of program graduates and teachers. Also depicted are VML’s children’s daycare programs including photographs of children in the daycare centers and on educational field trips as well as community events, sports, and cultural celebrations including the Woodburn Fiesta Mexicana, May Day, and Christmas. Photographs in this collection also document living and working conditions for Migrant laborers including depictions of laborers in fields, operating agricultural equipment, and in labor camps, as well as rural healthcare and mobile medical clinics. Also represented in the collections is VML involvement in labor and community organizing, including meeting with political leaders and local picket lines in support of the Delano Grape Strike. The photographs in the collection also include portraits of many individuals associated with VML and the agricultural labor movement of the 1960s.

Valley Migrant League

Tom McCall meets with Valley Migrant League adult education class

Secretary of State Tom McCall meets with students who recently graduated from an adult education class offered by the Valley Migrant League. The visit was part of a field trip the class took to the state capital in Salem, Oregon. In the background, from left to right, are class officers Juanita Constante (in front of window), Ray Anderson, and Tom Perry. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965.

Five cheerleaders stand in a row

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.

School building in Silverton, Oregon

Photograph of a school building in Silverton, Oregon. A sign over the entrance reads, "Silver Crest School Dist. No. 93.C." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Gerry Frank judging the chocolate cake competition at the Oregon State Fair, 1960

A page from Gerry Frank's 1960 scrapbook. A judge ribbon for the Oregon State Fair is pinned to the upper right corner of the page. A photograph of Frank judging a chocolate cake competition during the 1960 Oregon State Fair is glued to the center of the page. Frank is seated at a table holding a fork. There are slices of cake and papers on the table in front of him. He is wearing a suit jacket with a judge's ribbon on the lapel. A typed caption glued to the top left corner of the page reads, "September 2, 1960."

Gerry Frank judging the chocolate cake competition at the Oregon State Fair, 1960

A photograph of Gerry Frank judging a chocolate cake competition during the 1960 Oregon State Fair. Frank is seated at a table holding a fork. There are slices of cake and papers on the table in front of him. He is wearing a suit jacket with a judge's ribbon on the lapel. A typed caption glued to the top left corner of the page reads, "September 2, 1960."

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