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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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Mess Crew (ddr-hmwf-1-143)
img Mess Crew (ddr-hmwf-1-143)
"Mess 29-27 crew"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-143/
Mess Crew (ddr-hmwf-1-140)
img Mess Crew (ddr-hmwf-1-140)
"Mess 29-27 crew"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-140/
Collecting coal (ddr-hmwf-1-73)
img Collecting coal (ddr-hmwf-1-73)
"Men and women collecting coal between barracks" Jan 11, 1944
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-73/
Seamstresses in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-625)
img Seamstresses in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-625)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-625/
Harvesting with a tractor (ddr-fom-1-44)
img Harvesting with a tractor (ddr-fom-1-44)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-44/
Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-779)
img Farmers working in the fields (ddr-fom-1-779)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-779/
Man working a tractor in a field (ddr-fom-1-26)
img Man working a tractor in a field (ddr-fom-1-26)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-26/
George Nakashima constructing a model apartment (ddr-fom-1-882)
img George Nakashima constructing a model apartment (ddr-fom-1-882)
WRA caption on reverse: "Constructing and decorating model apartment to show possibilities in using scrap materials." George Nakashima was an architect from Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-882/
Office workers at Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-618)
img Office workers at Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-618)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-618/
Henry Tambora working in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-844)
img Henry Tambora working in the radio repair shop (ddr-fom-1-844)
WRA caption on reverse: "Radio repair shop." Henry Tambora was from Portland, Oregon.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-844/
The firemen of Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-679)
img The firemen of Fire Station No. 1, Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-679)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-679/
Barber shop (ddr-fom-1-865)
img Barber shop (ddr-fom-1-865)
WRA caption on reverse: "Barber shop."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-865/
Men farming (ddr-hmwf-1-96)
img Men farming (ddr-hmwf-1-96)
"Men farming"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-96/
Coal Rush (ddr-hmwf-1-78)
img Coal Rush (ddr-hmwf-1-78)
"Coal Rush 29-29, Jan 7-1944" as described on back, Super Ikonta B
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-78/
Collecting coal (ddr-hmwf-1-74)
img Collecting coal (ddr-hmwf-1-74)
"Men and women collecting coal between barracks" Jan 11 1944
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-74/
Mess Hall (ddr-hmwf-1-135)
img Mess Hall (ddr-hmwf-1-135)
"Cleaning up in Mess Hall 29-27"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-135/
Man farming (ddr-hmwf-1-97)
img Man farming (ddr-hmwf-1-97)
"Man farming with Heart Mountain in the background"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-97/
Nurses (ddr-hmwf-1-192)
img Nurses (ddr-hmwf-1-192)
"Nurses posing together ouside building"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-192/
Mess Crew (ddr-hmwf-1-141)
img Mess Crew (ddr-hmwf-1-141)
"Mess 29-27 crew"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-141/
Collecting coal (ddr-hmwf-1-75)
img Collecting coal (ddr-hmwf-1-75)
"Men and women collecting coal between barracks" Jan 11, 1944
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-75/
Piano Lesson (ddr-hmwf-1-517)
img Piano Lesson (ddr-hmwf-1-517)
"Piano Lessons, 29-25 N, Jan 12 1944, l9 f6.3 1/10, PlusX DK 20 50' D76 20'" as described on back" Julia Kuwahara, Nagata
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-hmwf-1-517/
A sow and her piglets (ddr-fom-1-41)
img A sow and her piglets (ddr-fom-1-41)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-41/
Women harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-46)
img Women harvesting potatoes (ddr-fom-1-46)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-46/
Men and women harvesting onions (ddr-fom-1-42)
img Men and women harvesting onions (ddr-fom-1-42)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-42/
Man tending crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-14)
img Man tending crops in a field (ddr-fom-1-14)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-14/
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