Seven young women stand in a circle looking upward. They are all wearing hair bows and dresses (negative 1 of 4).

Seven young women sit with crossed legs in front of Jefferson High School. A brick building with decorative elements can be seen in the background (negative 3 of 4).

A crowd of spectators watch the festivities of the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.

Irma Alvarez smiles at the camera as she holds a flower growing on a bush outside a building in Independence, Oregon. She has just been named a princess of the upcoming May Day celebration, put on by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Several couples dance on the dance floor at the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. The Olympics band, also known as "Los Olympicos," plays music in the background. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.

Chris Bernard (right), holds a crown and speaks onstage during the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. Bernard is the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area in Oregon. He is about to crown Fay Galaviz as queen of the Maypole Dance. Pictured left to right on stage are Francisco Montelongo, Ricardo Galaviz, Fay Galaviz and Chris Bernard. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.

Queen Fay Galaviz wears a crown and sits on the stage at the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. Pictured left to right are Francisco Montelongo, Fay Galaviz and Chris Bernard, the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area in Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.

Chris Bernard (right), speaks onstage during the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. Bernard is the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area in Oregon. Fay Galaviz, the queen of the Maypole Dance, stands in the center. Pictured left to right on stage are Francisco Montelongo, Fay Galaviz and Chris Bernard. The Maypole princesses stand on the right. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.

A May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. Children sit in a circle, some of them holding baskets of flowers. A young woman sits on a wicker chair under a trellis covered in flowers. She wears a floral garland on her head and holds a book in her lap. A woman can be seen talking to a young girl.

A May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. A young woman sits on a wicker chair under a trellis covered in flowers. She wears a floral garland on her head and holds a book in her lap. Seven children sit around her.

A young girl participates in a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She wears a ruffled dress and a floral garland on her head and carries a basket decorated with flowers.

A young woman poses with a basket during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 759-761.

A young woman poses during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She holds a basket in one hand and a handful of flower petals in the other. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 758, 760, and 761.

A young woman poses with a basket during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 758, 759, and 761.

A young woman poses with a basket during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 758, 759, and 760.

A May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. Children and adults can be seen on a stage and rows of children stand in front of it. A man in a black robe stands on the stage reading from a long piece of paper.

A photograph showing a May Day celebration. There is a maypole dance happening in the street and people are gathered around. The print description for this photograph reads, "Drake May Day Photos. 1924-1925. 1st St. at old High School."

A photograph showing a May Day celebration. Youth in matching outfits stand in a clearing with four maypoles. People are gathered around to watch. The print description for this photograph reads, "Drake Mayday Photos. 1924-1925. At old Elementary School. N. Water St."

A photograph showing a May Day celebration. Children stand in lines on a field. A young woman, possibly the May Queen, walks between the two lines of children. Maypoles are visible on the right.

A photograph showing a May Day celebration. A maypole dance is being performed by youth in matching outfits. There are four maypoles. People are gathered around to watch.

A photograph showing a May Day celebration. A maypole dance is being performed by youth in matching outfits. There are four maypoles. People are gathered around to watch.

A group of girls wearing white dresses pose around a maypole that has been erected in a street in Silverton, Oregon. Some of them hold American flags and others hold streamers attached to the maypole. Handwriting on the negative reads, "Dance of the Fairies. #70-1915."