This footage provides insight into the spaces and culture of migrant farm work at the Green Villa Farm in Independence, Oregon. Scenes include exterior and interior shots of workers' quarters including bathing and laundry facilities, a general store and other accommodations; women and children preparing meals and tending to household chores; children being transported to and leaving school; and social events including a dance with live music.
The film consists mostly of silent footage except for scenes from the music and dancing event (minutes 0:07:48 and 0:14:49) and a brief interview with a teacher commenting on the logistics of transferring into a school and improvement in English language ability for children who are native Spanish speakers (0:13:16).
Digitized from a film reel labeled "Farm Labor Organization, 1961 / Contract Farm Labor, Green Villa Farm in Independence, 1961," Extension and Experiment Station Communications Moving Images (FV 120:109), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
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