Black and white (overexposed) image of a woman with several small children sitting in a bare field. She kneels beside a wire basket and wears gloves and arm guards as she picks potatoes up from the ground. Small children stand with her, while one slightly older child kneels nearby, holding a potato ready to place in the bag behind her.
Black and white image of a young girl standing on front of a makeshift table made of crates and boxes. She wears a short dress, white socks and shoes. The table is piled with utensils and dishes of various kinds, and a people are gathered about it behind her. Tall pine trees shade the group. Museum records identify the people in the image as members of a group of 'potato pickers,' most likely migrant workers. Migrant farm labor has been an important part of agriculture in Washington County since the early 1900s, though the cultural groups which provide the majority of the laborers have changed over time.
Black and white (overexposed) image of a man harvesting potatoes in a field. He stands with a burlap bag between his legs, the mouth of the sack attached at either end to a bar suspended from his belt loops, keeping it open. He carries empty bags attached to his belt at the back. While the field is bare and any visible plants are dried and apparently dead, unharvested potatoes can be seen laying on the ground in front of the worker. Behind him, another worker is bent over his own sack, and several filled sacks sit in the field behind them. Museum records identify the people in the image as 'potato pickers,' and they are most likely migrant workers. Migrant farm labor has been an important part of agriculture in Washington County since the early 1900s, though the cultural groups which provide the majority of the laborers have changed over time.
Black and white (overexposed) image of a man bent over as he pulls potatoes from the ground in a bare field. He wears pants, gloves, a long-sleeved shirt, and a hat. A burlap bag is suspended between his legs, held open by a wooden bar so that it can be filled with potatoes as he works his way down the row. Another worker can be seen in the left of the image, bent over as they also pick up potatoes. Filled sacks of potatoes are scattered throughout the field, and what appear to be a few potatoes are piled in the left foreground of the image. Museum records identify the man in the image as members of a group of 'potato pickers,' most likely migrant workers. Migrant farm labor has been an important part of agriculture in Washington County since the early 1900s, though the cultural groups which provide the majority of the laborers have changed over time.
Black and white (overexposed) image of a man bent over as he uses a small Warren hoe in a planted field. He wears pants, a sleeveless shirt, and a straw hat, and holds the hoe in one hand while he lifts a plant leaf with the other. The planted rows extend into the distance, and the plants themselves are small. Museum records identify the man as a 'potato picker.'
Black and white image of a young boy standing next to a row of small houses. A board runs along the ground in front of the houses as a sidewalk, and a truck with a covered panel back is parked behind him. The young man wears jeans, shoes, and a dark shirt and smiles toward the photographer. In the background a group of adults and children are gathered in front of one the small houses. Museum records identify the people in the image as members of a group of 'potato pickers.' Migrant farm labor has been an important part of agriculture in Washington County since the early 1900s, though the cultural groups which provide the majority of the laborers have changed over time.
Black and white image of a row of narrow houses set up on blocks along the edge of a field. Several women and a young child stand in the doorway of the near home, while another woman in the next doorway watches young children play in the dirt in front of the houses. An empty washtub lays on the ground in front of her house. A car and a pickup are parked in front of the houses, and a stand of trees fills the upper left of the image. Museum records identify the people in the image as members of a group of 'potato pickers.' Migrant farm labor has been an important part of agriculture in Washington County since the early 1900s, though the cultural groups which provide the majority of the laborers have changed over time.
Black and white image of a woman holding up one end of a sign that has been tied to the sides of a van. She points to the sign, which bears a drawing of two men, each holding a basket on one shoulder, on either side of the legend 'Farm Labor Information.' The woman has short hair and wears Capri pants and a short top. The van is parked in a parking lot, with a number of cars and buildings visible beyond it. Migrant farm labor has been an important part of agriculture in the area since the early 1900s, though the cultural groups which provide the majority of the laborers have changed over time.
Black and white image of a strawberry field with workers. Fields and patches of forest stretch away in the background of the image. Museum records do not identify a specific location for this image, but the negative was part of the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was an area photographer who also collected images of the area.
Black and white image of a city intersection at night. Neon signs are lit up above many of the buildings, advertising banks, hotels, a chiropractor and at least two car dealerships. According to museum records, this is the intersection of Main and Second Streets in Hillsboro, looking south, during the Christmas season of 1948.
A woman in costume leans on a bench while smoking a cigarette. She is posing in a photo studio. Her costume may be in imitation of a Roma person, or is imitating a Southwest Asian and/or North African style of dress.
A group of students stand with their teacher in front of their school building in Forest Grove. A box in the foreground of the photo reads 'Forest Grove School Grade 5.'
