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Work and jobs

Both Issei and Nisei took jobs within the camps, at wages set not to exceed soldiers' pay: $12 per month for unskilled labor, $16 for skilled labor, and $19 for professional employees. WRA staff was paid much more for the same jobs. Though public opinion mandated such low pay, dissatisfied Japanese Americans objected to losing their right to make a decent living. They had to use their sparse income for necessities, such as warm clothing and shoes.

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Harvesting with a tractor (ddr-fom-1-45)
img Harvesting with a tractor (ddr-fom-1-45)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-45/
Two women handing a nurse trays of food (ddr-fom-1-637)
img Two women handing a nurse trays of food (ddr-fom-1-637)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-637/
Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-790)
img Tractors working agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-790)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-790/
Man inspecting crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-28)
img Man inspecting crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-28)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-28/
Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-792)
img Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-792)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-792/
Men and women tending crops (ddr-fom-1-22)
img Men and women tending crops (ddr-fom-1-22)
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Women harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-47)
img Women harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-47)
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Welders working in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-613)
img Welders working in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-613)
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Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-821)
img Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-821)
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Employees inside a warehouse in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-705)
img Employees inside a warehouse in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-705)
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Men at work in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-841)
img Men at work in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-841)
WRA caption on reverse: "General view-Radio Repair shop."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-841/
Dining hall workers in front of Farmers' Dining Hall 46 (ddr-fom-1-25)
img Dining hall workers in front of Farmers' Dining Hall 46 (ddr-fom-1-25)
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Men and women tending crops (ddr-fom-1-33)
img Men and women tending crops (ddr-fom-1-33)
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Construction on irrigation (ddr-fom-1-799)
img Construction on irrigation (ddr-fom-1-799)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-799/
View of agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-783)
img View of agricultural fields (ddr-fom-1-783)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-783/
Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-781)
img Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-781)
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Digging at Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-40)
img Digging at Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-40)
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Children and young adults helping with agricultural work (ddr-fom-1-791)
img Children and young adults helping with agricultural work (ddr-fom-1-791)
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A worker bulldozing an agricultural field (ddr-fom-1-2)
img A worker bulldozing an agricultural field (ddr-fom-1-2)
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Harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-43)
img Harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-43)
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Mechanics shop in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-698)
img Mechanics shop in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-698)
A Sun Valley Stages bus in for repairs.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-698/
Children and young adults helping with agricultural work (ddr-fom-1-794)
img Children and young adults helping with agricultural work (ddr-fom-1-794)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-794/
The firemen of Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-678)
img The firemen of Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-678)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-678/
Men inspecting crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-31)
img Men inspecting crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-31)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-31/
Sokichi Hoshide repairing watches (ddr-fom-1-867)
img Sokichi Hoshide repairing watches (ddr-fom-1-867)
WRA caption on reverse: "Watch repair shop." Sokichi Hoshide was the head watch maker from Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-867/
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