Title	Construction of barracks - 2
Photographer	Unknown
Date created	circa 1942-1945
Description	Note that this description refers to am1_0001 and am1_0002: These photographs show the construction of barracks and buildings at Amache with prefabricated sides. Windows fit so badly that fine sand or snow would accumulate in small piles inside the room during windstorms or snowstorms. There was little insulation so rooms were uncomfortable in the hot summers and cold winters. The barracks had no water; consequently, no kitchens or bathrooms. Each barrack was 120 feet long and 20 feet wide. A barrack was divided into six sections or rooms. Each room was expected to house four to six persons. In some situations unrelated evacuees were assigned to share a room. For example, two couples without children or a group of single males. Recently married couples were particularly embarrassed by the lack of privacy under such conditions.
Type of object	Image
Physical description	1 slide : color ; 5.08 x 5.08 cm
Institution	Sonoma State University Library Rohnert Park, California
Subject (Place)	Amache (Colo.)
Subject (Name)	Amache Relocation Camp Granada Relocation Center
Subject (Topic)	Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945 Barracks -- Design and construction
Copyright statement	Restrictions may apply. For more information see http://library.sonoma.edu/specialcollections/usingcollections/rights/
Identifier	am1_0002
Original source	Fuchigami, Robert Y.
Source collection	North Bay Ethnic Archive
Digital collection	Camp Amache Digital Collection
Related resoures	http://iii.sonoma.edu/record=b1445694
Related links	http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/wwcod/granada.htm http://www.amache.org/ http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/
Object form	Photograph
Digital reproduction	Original slide scanned as a jpeg at 2000 dpi and 2000 ppi on the long side--Display jpeg set at 400 dpi and 1024 ppi on the long side
Date digitized	2010
Language	eng
Country of creation	US

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