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Boys working prune washer and sizer
High school boys are working on prune washer and sizer in the Minty plant.
Platoon members eating lunch
Three junior high school members of Lovina Wilson's platoon are eating lunch after working in the fields. There were 42 in this platoon.
Coburg Farm Labor Camp residents watching a movie
Coburg Farm Labor Camp residents watching a movie
Farm Labor camp
The Hillsboro, Oregon farm labor camp was erected after World War II.
Wigwaming flax
Mabel and Jessie Blackwell "wigwaming" fibre flax at the Benton County Flax Growers Cooperative near Monroe.
Wasco County farm labor camp tents
The farm labor camp tents were located near The Dalles, Oregon.
Portable hot water unit at the Coburg farm labor camp
A portable hot water unit supplied hot water for the men's and women's shower tents shown in the rear and for clothes washing.
Coeds with hoes
The county experimental hop yard recruited Oregon State College coeds for a quick job of hoeing.
Harvest War Crops poster
The poster was sponsored by The Women's Land Army of the U.S. Crop Corps. The United States Government used the poster to recruit pickers to harvest the crops during the World War II years.