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1967.  From Right to Left: Tranquilino Vijarro, Frank Hofman, Conrado Flores and Tomás A. Villanueva signing the articles of Incorporation of the United Farm Workers Cooperative in Toppenish, Washington.

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1967.  Dave Lang in front of the UFW Co-op in Toppenish, Washington.

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1967. Toppenish, Washington.  From Left to Right: Tomás A. Villanueva, Co-op Manager, Jesus Marin (in back of photo) and Carmen Perez, Co-op Board Members in the first UFW Co-op store.
UFW 1968a.jpg (82455 bytes) 1968. Worker constructing new United Farm Workers Cooperative building in Toppenish , Washington .
UFW 1968b.jpg (90541 bytes) 1968. Worker constructing new United Farm Workers Cooperative building in Toppenish , Washington .
UFW 1968d.jpg (79109 bytes) 1968. Toppenish , Washington .  Construction of the new UFW Co-op.
UFW 1968e.jpg (127291 bytes) Summer 1968.  Members of the Black Student Union from the University of Washington recruit Latino students from the Yakima Valley .
UFW 1968f.jpg (87566 bytes) Summer 1968.  Members of the Black Student Union from the University of Washington recruit Latino students from the Yakima Valley .
UFW 1969a.jpg (75898 bytes) 1969.  Supporters of the Grape Boycott picket in front of the Safeway store in Toppenish , Washington .
UFW 1969b.jpg (118026 bytes) 1969. Inside the United Farm Workers Co-op in Toppenish , Washington .
UFW 1969c.jpg (74609 bytes) 1969. Construction of the UFW Service Center in Toppenish , Washington .
UFW 1969d.jpg (80511 bytes) 1969.  A volunteer from the Simere Job Corps Center helps dig the basement for the UFW Co-op Service Center Building in Toppenish , Washington .
UFW 1969e.jpg (103521 bytes) 1969.  Hundreds rode the train through Toppenish, Washington in celebration of the UFW Co-op.  Fiesta Chairman was Eloy Estudillo.
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Photographs and captions courtesy of Tomás Villanueva
 

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