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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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Men Playing Game (ddr-hmwf-1-518)
img Men Playing Game (ddr-hmwf-1-518)
Two men outside of barracks playing board game together
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-518/
Baseball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-513)
img Baseball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-513)
"April 23-1944" as described on back, children playing baseball near barracks and coal pile
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-513/
Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-441)
img Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-441)
"Kuwahara-Kumamoto-Suski group, June 28-1944, f16 1/50 G3 Superpan Press D76-40' Kodabromide G3" as described on back, group posing together with hospital chimney in background
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-441/
Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-597)
img Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-597)
"Surgery picnic, July 1944" as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-597/
Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-108)
img Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-108)
"Vocation Depot, Nov 6-1944" as described on back, 2 men posing
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-108/
Birthday Party (ddr-hmwf-1-272)
img Birthday Party (ddr-hmwf-1-272)
"Birthday party-Aug 31 1944" Flood f5.6 1/5 Verichrome
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-272/
Women Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-440)
img Women Posing (ddr-hmwf-1-440)
"Sumi, June 25 1944, l20 f19 1/50 G3 Superpan Press" as described on back, young woman (Sumi) posing with Heart Mountain in background
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-440/
Piano Recital (ddr-hmwf-1-37)
img Piano Recital (ddr-hmwf-1-37)
"Mrs. Kuwahara's Piano Class Recital, Guest singer Mary Pagano, Soprano May 29, 1944" as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-37/
Couple on Steps (ddr-hmwf-1-452)
img Couple on Steps (ddr-hmwf-1-452)
"Hospital, July 31-1943, l20 f11 1/50 G3, Agfa Superpan Supreme, DK 20 21 min, C#2 4 An 27" as described on back, couple sitting on steps
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-452/
Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-596)
img Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-596)
"29-27 Mess Hall picnic, Shoshone River" as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-596/
Girl dancing (ddr-hmwf-1-285)
img Girl dancing (ddr-hmwf-1-285)
"Emi Matsumoto, Banto-Mikaru Odori, 21-30 Mess, Aug 27 1944" as described on back, SuperXX SuperIkontaB- Flash f12 1/100
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-285/
Children posing (ddr-hmwf-1-250)
img Children posing (ddr-hmwf-1-250)
"Woman posing with a small child"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-250/
Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-447)
img Group Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-447)
"Mitzie request, Sept 27-1943" as described on back, group photo of young laides
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-447/
Children Playing (ddr-hmwf-1-535)
img Children Playing (ddr-hmwf-1-535)
"April 23-1944" as described on back, children playing games around barracks
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-535/
Coal Rush (ddr-hmwf-1-468)
img Coal Rush (ddr-hmwf-1-468)
"Coal rush, 29-28 Jan 7-1944 2:30pm, f16 1/50 SuperIkontaB SuperXX Roll, DK20-50' D76-20' "as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-468/
Family Portrait (ddr-hmwf-1-558)
img Family Portrait (ddr-hmwf-1-558)
"Furumura family and visitors, 29-3-C Jan 11 1944, l19 f11 1/50 G3, PlusX DK20-50' D76-17' " as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-558/
Men on stage (ddr-hmwf-1-25)
img Men on stage (ddr-hmwf-1-25)
"Men on stage preparing for speech"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-25/
Picnic-Shoshone River (ddr-hmwf-1-149)
img Picnic-Shoshone River (ddr-hmwf-1-149)
"Picnic on Shoshone River, May 28 1944" as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-149/
Boy posing (ddr-hmwf-1-246)
img Boy posing (ddr-hmwf-1-246)
"Fiyia 24-11-E July 5 1943 10:30am" l6 f 6.3 1/5 sec. SuperXX DK20-33min, intact #3-3
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-246/
Group (ddr-hmwf-1-458)
img Group (ddr-hmwf-1-458)
"June 25-1944, l20 f19 1/50 G3, SuperpanPress D76-40' "as described on back, four young women posing together
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-458/
Children Playing (ddr-hmwf-1-492)
img Children Playing (ddr-hmwf-1-492)
"April 11-1944, Leica" as described on back, children playing together between barracks
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-492/
Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-110)
img Vocation Depot (ddr-hmwf-1-110)
"Group of women in front of Vocation Depot"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-110/
Children working (ddr-hmwf-1-281)
img Children working (ddr-hmwf-1-281)
"2 children working on cleaning shoes on front steps"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-281/
Basketball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-511)
img Basketball Game (ddr-hmwf-1-511)
"Ono, contax, April 1944" as described on back, basketball game
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-511/
Piano Class (ddr-hmwf-1-35)
img Piano Class (ddr-hmwf-1-35)
"June 24, 1944 2-5pm" as described on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-35/
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