Recreational activities

Japanese American communities organized group social activities such as family picnics and outings to the beach or to parks when the demands of work allowed. These activities gave hardworking families the chance to spend leisure time with their friends and neighbors.

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Girl posing (ddr-hmwf-1-187)
img Girl posing (ddr-hmwf-1-187)
"Aki, April 30 1944" as described on back, in front of barracks and Heart Mountain, l19 f12.7 1/50 G3, SuperXX DK20 37' 76 8'
Young girl (ddr-hmwf-1-15)
img Young girl (ddr-hmwf-1-15)
"Young girl near guard tower-Ayaho Inouye" as described on back
Girl posing (ddr-hmwf-1-185)
img Girl posing (ddr-hmwf-1-185)
"Akiko Iwasaki 29-4-B, April 30th 1944, posing in front of barracks and Heart Mountain" l19 f16 1/25 G3, SuperXX DK20 37', 76 8'
Team Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-608)
img Team Picture (ddr-hmwf-1-608)
"May 1944" as described on back, girls' team posing together
Outside North Gate (ddr-hmwf-1-2)
img Outside North Gate (ddr-hmwf-1-2)
"Outside North Gate-Mitsumi on a scooter- Bobbie- May 31, 1944" (D-17)
Girls posing (ddr-hmwf-1-180)
img Girls posing (ddr-hmwf-1-180)
"Akiko Iwasaki (29-4-B) and Kikuko Osaki (29-24-C), April 30 1944" as described on back, l20 f16 1/50 G3, SuperXX DK20 37', 76 8'
Landscape (ddr-hmwf-1-130)
img Landscape (ddr-hmwf-1-130)
"Landscape- waterfall in Yellowstone"
Landscape (ddr-hmwf-1-128)
img Landscape (ddr-hmwf-1-128)
"Landscape- waterfall in Yellowstone"
Family picture (ddr-hmwf-1-162)
img Family picture (ddr-hmwf-1-162)
"Family posing with barracks and Heart Mountain in background"
Girls posing (ddr-hmwf-1-182)
img Girls posing (ddr-hmwf-1-182)
"Girls posing with barracks in far background, June 25 1944" l20 f22 1/25 G3 Superpan Press D76-40'
Children posing (ddr-hmwf-1-175)
img Children posing (ddr-hmwf-1-175)
"Children posing in front of barracks and Heart Mountain, May 12-1944" Verichrome K
Nisei children playing (ddr-densho-255-146)
img Nisei children playing (ddr-densho-255-146)
Nisei children playing what appears to be tetherball or a similar game. An American flag is waving in the background.
Japanese Americans at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-59)
img Japanese Americans at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-59)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "The reason why we were all [at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon] that summer was because along about 1929 [Masuo Yasui] developed an almost lethal case of lobar pneumonia [His wife, Shidzuyo] insisted that he quit work entirely and work on the business of getting well. To that end our whole family …
Hiking party outside a lodge in Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-17)
img Hiking party outside a lodge in Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-17)
Three men and three boys standing in front of what may be the Cloud Cap Inn Lodge in Cooper Spur, on the northwestern slope of Mount Hood in Oregon. The men are wearing canvas puttees and hiking shoes.
Issei and Nisei on Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-216)
img Issei and Nisei on Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-216)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Hood River Japanese friends in front of the old Cloud Cap Inn at Mt. Hood, at the foot of Cooper Spur."
Picnic at Columbia River Beach (ddr-densho-259-128)
img Picnic at Columbia River Beach (ddr-densho-259-128)
Caption by Masuo Yasui: "There gathered together some over 200 men, women and children at Columbia River Beach for Picnic on July 20th, 1924." Caption by Homer Yasui: "This was undoubtedly taken at one of the Hood River Undokai ['Sports Day']."
Fun in the snow (ddr-densho-258-170)
img Fun in the snow (ddr-densho-258-170)
A woman poses with a snowman. Caption above: "Grace."
Pay Dirt (ddr-densho-258-189)
img Pay Dirt (ddr-densho-258-189)
A young person holds a kite reading "PAY DIRT." Comment on back: "Grace. Anderson Dam Idaho."
Friends (ddr-densho-258-161)
img Friends (ddr-densho-258-161)
Two girls posing with their baby dolls on the grass.
Having a chat (ddr-densho-258-160)
img Having a chat (ddr-densho-258-160)
Two young girls talking while sitting outside on the grass.
Japanese Americans at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-279)
img Japanese Americans at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-279)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "The reason why we were all [at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon] that summer was because along about 1929 [Masuo Yasui] developed an almost lethal case of lobar pneumonia [His wife, Shidzuyo] insisted that he quit work entirely and work on the business of getting well. To that end our whole family …
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