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Handwritten lecture notes describing birds and animals encountered while traveling around Oregon, including Crater Lake, Willamette Valley, and Rogue River.
Bohlman, Herman
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Handwritten lecture notes describing birds and animals encountered while traveling around Oregon, including Crater Lake, Willamette Valley, and Rogue River.
Bohlman, Herman
Map of Oregon Territory west of the Cascade Mountains.
Part of OHS Maps Collection
A map of the Oregon Territory completed October 1, 1855 by The Surveyor General's Office in Salem, O.T. [Oregon Territory], directed by C. K. Gardiner [sic.], Surveyor General. The map shows surveyed townships, road, and pack trails in Oregon Territory west of the Cascade Mountains.
Gardner, Charles K. (Charles Kitchell), 1787-1869
Sectional map of western Oregon, 1878
Part of OHS Maps Collection
A sectional map showing land grant holdings for the Oregon & California Railroad as well as military road grants. The map covers the Pacific coastline to the Cascade Mountains between the towns of Halsey and North Canyonville, Oregon. The map is a promotional marketing document detailing land available and terms for sale by the railroad and "land sold since Aug. 1st, 2877."
Oregon and California Railroad Company
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.
Hamp Skinner sits at kitchen table
Hamp Skinner (right) reads the newspaper while sitting at the kitchen table. An unidentified man sits on the left. Skinner is a former migrant laborer who is transitioning to landscaping work. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 5, 1965.
Simon, Rick
Farm workers sit in back of truck on way to work in Willamette Valley, Oregon
A group of 5 men smile at the camera as they sit in the back of a cramped truck on their way to work. They are farm workers. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 17, 1967.
Basketball coaches pretend to fight over trophy
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.
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.
Photograph of an unidentified Russian teenage girl. She wears a headscarf and looks off to the right. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Hamp Skinner does landscaping work in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
Hamp Skinner (kneeling) works with cement as he works for a landscaping company owned by Stephen Kovacs in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Skinner is a former migrant laborer who is transitioning to landscaping work. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 5, 1965.
Simon, Rick
Children play on merry-go-round at Valley Migrant League daycare center
Children smile and play on a merry-go-round in a playground. They are at a daycare center for children of farm workers run by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 9, 1966.
Blackberry growers protest the price of blackberries in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
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.
Carrasco, Priscilla
Arlene Isaacson reads the Opportunity News
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.
Sign displaying hours of Valley Migrant League
A sign in the window of a building reads, "Valley Migrant League. Open / Abierto 9am - 10pm. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
The sun sets on the horizon behind a farm field in the Willamette Valley. A mountain, likely Mount Hood, is visible in the background. Taken over the roof of an automobile, visible in the foreground. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Agricultural workers weigh beans
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.
Adult education teaching tools
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.
Eduardo Barrera is pictured in front of leafy tree branches, looking up and past the camera. He is a lifelong farm worker who has just enrolled in a job training program to become a barber. The program is run by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 8, 1967.
Maria Garza cleans a cabin for migrant laborers at Sitton Camp
Maria Garza cleans a kitchen counter in a cabin at Sitton Camp. The cabin will house migrant laborers and their families working on the farm of Charles Sitton in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 9, 1967.
A Dodge pickup truck is parked on a scale next to a building. Crates, likely filled with farm produce, are piled high in the back of the truck. A sign on the building reads, "Sorry, No semi's weighed here." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Father in cherry orchard with child
A farm worker holds up a cherry next to his child who sits on a blanket in a cherry orchard in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He is likely a father who has brought his child to work while he picks cherries. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Woman and child kneel in strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
An unidentified woman and child look at each other as they kneel in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They each hold onto a crate of strawberries they have picked. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
Simon, Rick
Girl kneels in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
An unidentified girl kneels in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She holds a crate of strawberries she has picked. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
Simon, Rick
Russian children sit on bed in cabin
Three children from a Russian family sit on a bed in a cabin, likely in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The oldest child sits on the left, a girl wearing a headscarf. A baby sits in the middle and a little girl sits on the right. 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.
Mobile Chest X-Ray Unit in Willamette Valley, Oregon
Two senior women look at a healthcare professional who who writes on a clipboard. They stand in front of a mobile truck with a sign that reads, "Chest X-Ray Unit, Oregon State Board of Health." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Children pick up trash in park
Two boys pick up a garbage can as they throw away trash at a park while on a field trip to the Portland International Airport. The boy in front smiles and looks to the right. 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 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.