Charles B. Schuman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, delivers a speech to the City Club at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. He argues against passage of a bill in Congress that would raise the minimum wage to $1.15/hr. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 25, 1966.

Charles B. Schuman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, delivers a speech to the City Club at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. He argues against passage of a bill in Congress that would raise the minimum wage to $1.15/hr. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 25, 1966.

Waiter Genaro Lopez (right) takes a break from his job at the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Lopez is a former agricultural laborer who got his job as a waiter through the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Center in West Stayton. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 10, 1965.

Waiter Genaro Lopez stands next to an unidentified man at the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Lopez is a former agricultural laborer who got his job as a waiter through the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Center in West Stayton. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 10, 1965.

Henry Woods (left) and Genaro Lopez (right) shake hands on the deck of the River Queen restaurant, overlooking the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Woods, the Area Director of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Center in West Stayton, helped Lopez, a former agricultural laborer, attain a job as a waiter at the River Queen restaurant. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 10, 1965.

Waiter Genaro Lopez stands at a microphone and sings while working at the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Lopez is a former agricultural laborer who got his job as a waiter through the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Center in West Stayton. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 10, 1965.

Waiter Genaro Lopez holds up a tray of food and drinks in the dining room of the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Lopez is a former agricultural laborer who got his job as a waiter through the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Center in West Stayton. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 10, 1965.

Welder Manuel Ruiz holds a welding tool at a construction site. Ruiz is a former agricultural laborer who earned a certificate in welding. This photograph was likely taken at the Albina Ship Metal Works in Portland, Oregon, where Ruiz was employed. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 17, 1965.

Chef Bill Ward (left) and his assistant Jesse Pardon (right) stand in the kitchen of the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Pardon pours milk into a pot. Pardon is a former agricultural laborer working to become a chef. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 10, 1965.

Chef Bill Ward (center) and his assistant Jesse Pardon (left) stand in the kitchen of the River Queen restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Pardon is a former agricultural laborer working to become a chef. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 10, 1965.

Two boys sit next to each other on a school bus on a field trip to visit the Portland International Airport. The boy in front is Mario Reyes, who wears a paper pilot hat. His brother, Junior, is in the background. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

A group of children walk down the ramp of a West Coast Airlines airplane while on a field trip to the Portland International Airport. They are students at Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

A teacher holds the hand of a little girl as they descend an escalator while on a field trip at the Portland International Airport. The teacher is Mrs. John Gardner and the girl is a student at Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

A little girl walks down the ramp of a West Coast Airlines airplane while on a field trip to the Portland International Airport. She is a student at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

Five children pose on a school bus while on a field trip to Portland International Airport. The boy on the lower right makes a face at the camera. The girl in the middle wears a paper pilot hat. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

Port of Portland hostess Jill McCleave shows a model of the Portland International Airport to a group of students on a field trip. The students attend Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

Two boys sit in an airplane while on a field trip at the Portland International Airport. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. The boy on the left wears a name tag that reads, "John Roblez, Dayton School, Dayton Oregon." The boy on the right smiles at the camera. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

A boy stands in front of an escalator while on a field trip at the Portland International Airport. In the background, a little girl and a woman look down as they descend the escalator. The children are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

A line of students and teachers board a West Coast Airlines airplane while on a field trip to the Portland International Airport. The group is from the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

A row of children look out the windows of the Portland International Airport while on a field trip. They wear paper pilot hats with their names handwritten on them. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

Mrs. John Gardner, a teacher at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon, sits outside and waves at the camera. Taken while on a field trip with students to the Portland International Airport. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

Louis Armstrong smiles as he meets Jo Martinez. Martinez is one of 76 teenagers who traveled from Eola Village to Portland, Oregon to see Armstrong play a concert at the Lloyd Center. The outing was co-organized by the Valley Migrant League and the University of Oregon Labor Project. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 6, 1965. Handwritten note on the back of a print of this same photograph credits Julie Behar of the Dayton Tribune.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the Bonneville power plant at the Bonneville Dam. The road leading to the plant is lined with flowers and a body of water is to the right. There are several power lines in the sky, transmitting electricity from the plant. Handwriting on negative reads, "Bonneville Power Plant. Columbia River Highway, Oregon. Christian 507."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the Bonneville Dam. Water rushes through several spillway gates, also known as floodgates or stop gates. Handwriting on negative reads, "Spillway Gates Bonneville Dam, Oregon. Christian 11-509."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a street scene in Gresham, Oregon. In the foreground, a traffic signal hangs over an intersection with E. Powell Street. Signs point the way toward Powell Blvd., Mt. Hood, Bull Run, and Sandy. Businesses line both sides of the street and there are signs for Gresham Rexall Drugs, Arden Ice Cream, and more. Automobiles are parked along the street. Several telephone poles line the street. Handwriting on negative reads, "Gresham, Oregon. Christian 11-578."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the Portland Waterfront on the Willamette River. Taken from the east side of the river and looking west at downtown Portland. A large ship is docked in the river. Handwriting on negative reads, "Harbor Portland, Oregon. Christian 600." Top of negative is damaged.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing an aerial view of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Water rushes out of the spillway gates, also known as floodgates, of the dam. View looks east past the dam and up the river. Handwriting on negative reads, "Bonneville Dam - Oregon - Washington. Christian 11-625." Number printed in bottom right corner: 112189