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POWs operating a potato bulker
A crew of 7 German prisoners of war are operating the potato bulker on the Frank Bell farm just across the state line in Tulelake, California.
German prisoners of war picking beans
German prisoners of war picking beans
German POWs operating a potato bulker
A crew of 7 German prisoner's of war are operating the potato bulker on the Frank Bell farm just across the state line in Tulelake, California.
Victory Farm Volunteer poster
Victory Farm Volunteers were made up of youth 11 to 17 years of age and were one of the largest groups in the Emergency Farm Labor Service work force.
Victory Farm Volunteers registration, Lane County
Victory Farm Volunteers registering in Lane County. Lovina Wilson, farm labor assistant, routes the first three youngsters to register during the Mobilization Day program at the Frances Willard school in Eugene, Oregon. The youngsters are, left to…
Youth boarding school bus to go to the fields
School buses were a primary mode of transporting youth workers. O.E. Mikesell, county extension agent for Linn County, recalled hauling youth by bus: "[4-H club agent John Hansen] and I drove the bus, and we'd pick up about forty or forty-five…
Two platoons leave Springfield, Oregon for the fields
Two full platoons of volunteers in one truck are leaving for the field of Paul Garboden, near Springfield, Oregon.
Boys working prune washer and sizer
High school boys are working on prune washer and sizer in the Minty plant.