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Portrait of a Japanese American woman
Japanese American field worker, Ontario, Oregon. In May 1942, Malheur County became one of the first areas to recruit Japanese- American evacuees for farm work. Some of the evacuees remained in Eastern Oregon after the order excluding them from the…
Smith cannery
A mixture of town men and women, as well as soldiers, supplied the labor for Smith cannery.
Handling crates of beans
The handling of a big crop of beans in the cannery was helped by the organization of a business and professional men's short shift that worked from 7-11 p.m. County school superintendent L. C. Moffitt is shown here trucking bean crates.
Marines in a field of carrots
Photo shows the Marines that were enrolled in the Marine Ag. School and Chet Enman, sponsoring club president, eating carrots grown by the Marines.
Captain Harry Mahan with Corporal Dwight Moser and Chet Enman
Sponsors of the Marine Corps Ag. Project: Cpt. Harry Mahan, Cpl. Dwight Moser, and Chet Enman of the Klamath Jr. Farmers are standing before a field of carrots.
Sailors from the Naval Hospital at Camp Adair
Sailors from the Naval Hospital at Camp Adair are hoe creeping red fescue grass.
Native American strawberry picker
Indian strawberry picker near Gresham, Oregon.
Japanese American workers planting onions
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African American group in bean field
A group of African-Americans working in a bean field near Scappoose, Oregon, led by Rev. M. C. Cheek of Guilds Lake Community Church, 1947. After the war ended, many African-Americans previously employed in Portland's shipyards sought farm work.…