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Social and recreational activities

Japanese Americans found ways to fill the long days created by the enforced idleness of camp life. They made jewelry from shells found in the desert, built furniture for their rooms using scrap lumber and renovated the exteriors of their barracks. People also played cards, chess, checkers, mahjongg, and the Japanese games 'go' and 'shogi.' Camp inmates held dances, concerts, plays, and arts and crafts exhibitions. In Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, they even held a beauty contest to select the "Sweetheart of Minidoka."

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Children working (ddr-hmwf-1-279)
img Children working (ddr-hmwf-1-279)
"2 children working on cleaning shoes on front steps"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-279/
Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-539)
img Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-539)
"June 24-1944" as described on back, group of women and children sitting around having snacks and drinks
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-539/
Picnic-Shoshone River (ddr-hmwf-1-4)
img Picnic-Shoshone River (ddr-hmwf-1-4)
"Picnic on Shoshone River-May 28th, 1944" as described on back "Verichrome-Super Ikonta B
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-4/
Boy posing (ddr-hmwf-1-256)
img Boy posing (ddr-hmwf-1-256)
"Ono, Aug 10 1944" as described on back, young boy in bicycle, f12.7 1/50 G3 PlusX, DK20-30' D76-10'
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-256/
Basketball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-528)
img Basketball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-528)
"Ono, contax, April 1944" as described on back, basketball game
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-528/
Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-101)
img Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-101)
"Vocation Depot, Nov 6-1944" as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-101/
Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-454)
img Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-454)
"Oki's 24-2-F, l11 f6.3 1/25 sec., 6:30 pm, June 20-1943, SuperXX DK 20-30min" as described on back, two women and man sitting on steps outside barracks
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-454/
Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-537)
img Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-537)
"June 24-1944" as described on back, group of women and children sitting around having snacks and drinks
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-537/
Children Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-431)
img Children Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-431)
"Dr. K Kawahara 24-24-E, Jan 13 1945, Flash f8 1/100 Verichrome D76-22' " as described on back, four children posing together for picture
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-431/
Birthday Party (ddr-hmwf-1-273)
img Birthday Party (ddr-hmwf-1-273)
"Isao Nakaishi Birthday Party 29-24-D, Aug 31 1944" as described on back, flood f11 1/50 Verichrome
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-273/
Men Playing Game (ddr-hmwf-1-485)
img Men Playing Game (ddr-hmwf-1-485)
"Mah Jong 29-6-F, Jan 13-1945, Flash f8 1/100 Verichrome, D76 22' "as described on back, 3 men playing mah jong
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-485/
Men Sitting (ddr-hmwf-1-520)
img Men Sitting (ddr-hmwf-1-520)
"Terakami, Matsumoto, 29-6-D, Nov. 27 1943, l4 f5.6 1/2, PlusX DK20-35min D76-10min, En 1 #4 30" as described on back, two men sitting on sofa in barracks room
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-520/
Girls Ice-Skating (ddr-hmwf-1-39)
img Girls Ice-Skating (ddr-hmwf-1-39)
"Girls ice-skating near barracks"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-39/
Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-107)
img Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-107)
"Vocation Depot, Nov 6-1944" as described on back, Men standing around talking
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-107/
Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-109)
img Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-109)
"Nov. 6-1944" 2 men posing in front of Vocation Depot
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-109/
Women Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-604)
img Women Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-604)
Group of women sitting on a rock beside stream
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-604/
Boy posing (ddr-hmwf-1-247)
img Boy posing (ddr-hmwf-1-247)
"Nellie Yamamoto's baby Arthur Jr. 29-3-CD, Dec 19, 1944" as described on back, f5.6 1/10 Verichrome D76-45'
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-247/
Woman and Child (ddr-hmwf-1-445)
img Woman and Child (ddr-hmwf-1-445)
"May Harada request, 9/25/1943" as described on back, young woman and child together
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-445/
Ice Skating (ddr-hmwf-1-549)
img Ice Skating (ddr-hmwf-1-549)
Woman ice skating, barracks buildings in background
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-549/
Snowman (ddr-hmwf-1-486)
img Snowman (ddr-hmwf-1-486)
"Nellie-Rose, Nov 22-1944" as described on back, two young women standing beside large snowman
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-486/
Bonfire (ddr-hmwf-1-53)
img Bonfire (ddr-hmwf-1-53)
"Men and women at a bonfire, Tasuka (on back)"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-53/
Girl dancing (ddr-hmwf-1-284)
img Girl dancing (ddr-hmwf-1-284)
"Emi Matsumoto, Banto-Mikaru Odori 21-30 Mess, Aug 27 1944" as described on back, SuperXX SuperIkontaB-Stage Light f12 1/100
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-284/
Woman and Child (ddr-hmwf-1-490)
img Woman and Child (ddr-hmwf-1-490)
"Nov-22 1944" as described on back, woman and child posing together in the snow
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-490/
Piano Recital (ddr-hmwf-1-36)
img Piano Recital (ddr-hmwf-1-36)
"Mrs. Kuwahara's Piano Class Recital, Announcer - Laura Fajiye" as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-36/
Women Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-607)
img Women Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-607)
Young women posing together
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-607/
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