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Women wigwaming flax
A crew of neighborhood women are wigwaming fibre flax at the Benton County flax Growers Cooperative near Monroe, Oregon.
Sugar beet worker
Transported Mexican National sugar beet worker.
Filbert pickers
The filbert pickers are coeds from Benton County, Oregon.
Picking cherries
Cherries were so much in demand this year that even the Black Republican variety of small, black cherries were picked clean by the Mexicans and sold for a good price.
Mary Brown reads to migrant children
Miss Mary Brown, state supervisor for camp work with Home Missions Council of North America, reads to children at migrant camp.
Ladd and Bush Bank employees
Employees and officers of the Ladd and Bush Bank of Salem, Oregon, are shown out in the bean field the day the bank closed up to help in the community bean picking campaign.
Waiting line for dinner
A line of Braceros workers waiting outside the dining tents for supper. Service is quick enough to prevent long waiting in line.
POWs blocking sugar beets
POWs blocking sugar beets in Malheur County.
Preparing dinner
In the cook tents, the crew has been busy preparing the evening meal, the largest of the day.