Photograph showing an unidentified woman and toddler standing on the front stoop of a house. The woman is looking toward the camera and smiling. An unidentified man is crouching on the step below, next to a low railing, which he may be constructing. He is smiling at the toddler, who is holding a hammer. The number 1834 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “Beaverton homes / Mother & child” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0802.
Photograph showing the exterior of buildings at the Red Rock Cheese factory near Tigard, Oregon, and several vehicles parked next to the factory. The words “YOU’LL LIKE RED ROCK” are painted on the building at center. See related image No. 371N5511.
Photograph showing the exterior of buildings at the Red Rock Cheese factory near Tigard, Oregon. A truck is parked in the driveway, and a second truck with a load of milk cans in the bed is visible in a covered loading area in the background at right. The words “RED ROCK CHEESE” are painted on an elevated building at back right. See related image No. 371N5510.
Alice Miller, a novice at St. Mary's of the Valley. She is seated and wearing a religious habit. A portrait of Jesus Christ hangs on the wall behind her. This photograph was taken shortly after her father, Ivan Miller, filed a suit to have her removed from the Catholic convent against her will (negative 3 of 6).
Isabel Martinez holds his son in his lap while reflecting on the passage of House Bill 1521 at his home in Beaverton, Oregon. He is a former migrant farm worker who believes that Oregon needs stronger laws to protect farm workers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 23, 1967.
Juan Mares stands on a ladder as he hangs a sign at his Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. The sign reads, "$6.99 - Get your Axelrod Worry Dog here!" Axelrod was the mascot for the Flying A gasoline brand. Mares is a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965 and January 7, 1966.
Isabel Perez smiles and looks to the left as he works at the Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. Perez works at this gas station, owned by Juan Mares, a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965. The article mistakenly identifies this photograph of Isabel Perez as Juan Mares and the paper published a correction in the following issue on January 7, 1966.
A sign at the edge of a field reads, "Frank Tankersley Labor Camp." A second sign reads, "No admittance unless authorized thru office. Solicitors, social groups, VISTA volunteers, VIVA group, Valley Migrant League, county and state officials dial 331-2998. Frank Tankersley." A third sign warns drivers to drive slowly. Tankersley runs a migrant labor camp in Washington County, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 3, 1966.
A bilingual sign written in English and Spanish sits on the roof of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. Sign reads, "Opportunity Center. Valley Migrant League. Centro de Oportunidad." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 9, 1965.
Photograph of the exterior of Valley Lanes bowling alley, located in the Valley Plaza shopping center in Beaverton, Oregon. Several cars are parked in the parking lot outside the bowling alley. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Two young women stand outside a small log building, with an attached sign that reads “Historical Society”. They peer through a rough window in the wooden door of the building, with another log structure visible at the right side of the frame (negative 7 of 7).
Two children carry a banner during a parade for the Washington County Fair Centennial, reading “Washington County Fair Now Open, ‘Til Sunday Aug. 19”. Behind the boys are a group of marching bagpipe players, walking down a commercial street, most likely in Hillsboro (Main Street?) (negative 5 of 11).
Live chickens in a Crèche at Carr Motors in Beaverton. The chickens can be seen sitting on a wooden manger, in front of a praying angel figurine (negative 6 of 6).
Photograph showing crops growing in an agricultural field on a farm. There is a patch of bare dirt in the left foreground. In the background, stacks of crops sit in a second field. A farmhouse and barn are visible in the distance. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Near Hillsboro."
People racing on horseback during a Portland Hunt Club meet in Garden Home. They ride on a fence-lined dirt track, while people watch from the distance. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday June 19, 1949 (negative 2 of 16).
Nadine Bunnell, kneeling in front of paintings at her family vacation home in the West Slope area. Animals and landscape scenes are depicted in the paintings, and Bunnell holds a paintbrush and can. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 13, 1946 (negative 7 of 8).
A man bends downward while pointing towards a box holding a core sample, at the Alcoa Mining Company laboratory in Hillsboro. Other boxes of can be seen stacks on top of one another next to the man. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1946 (negative 2 of 8).
Vivian Lindsey (left) and Marcelline Mitchell sit at a table in front of two balances weighing ore. Next to each women is a table holding glass containers. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1946 (negative 4 of 8).
Ervin Lindsey uses a photo cell color test to test ore at the Alcoa Mining Company laboratory in Hillsboro. Standing in front of a table, Lindsey makes adjustments on a machine, which can be seen next to a line of test tubes. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1946 (negative 5 of 8).
Two people look at a core same at the Alcoa Mining Company laboratory in Hillsboro. Other core sample boxes can be seen on both sides of the aisle, extending away from the camera. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1946 (negative 6 of 8).
Two people observe the burned remains of a house in Garden Home, where two men and two dogs were killed. Charred wood and furniture can be seen throughout the site. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, January 28, 1948 (negative 3 of 4).
A woman rides a horse at the spring race meet for the Portland Hunt Club at Garden Home. She is holding what appears to be a metal bowl. In front of her, another woman stands at ground level holding folded papers. The rider uses one hand to hold the horse’s rein. Written on the negative is “Mrs. Omer Bonney - Sun Blanket” (negative 1 of 6).
Omer Bonney stands next to his horse (Gold Dust) while holding a trophy, during the spring race meet for the Portland Hunt Club in Garden Home. He is standing on a dirt track in front of a fence, behind which is a field and more fences (negative 3 of 6).
Boys and nuns at the St. Mary's of the Valley orphanage, in Beaverton. The boys are seated at tables in a dining room, as two nuns stand next to the table, holding a plate of food and pouring milk (negative 6 of 7).
Mrs. Raymond Westcott, speaking into a telephone inside of aircraft lookout at North Plains, as part of the Ground Observer Corps. Holding the ear piece in one hand, she’s facing towards the wall-mounted telephone and standing in front of a small window. A clock and pieces of paper at attached to the wall. This photograph was published on the front page of section 4 (editorial) of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 1, 1943 (negative 10 of 14).
A man stands next to several large industrial pressure cookers at the Garden Home community canning kitchen. Steam is rising from the pressure cookers (negative 2 of 9).