Living quarters are neat and clean and show that the evacuees have used great ingenuity in making the best of what they have - converted stables, barracks, or grandstand cubicles. Since partitions between apartments do not reach the ceiling, privacy is definitely limited. The size of living quarters is allocated on the basis of the number of persons in a family. Although in the past more than one family have been housed in an apartment, the one family to an apartment is fairly uniform at present. In these rooms are single beds, mattresses, and blankets furnished by the Army.
Families supply their own linen.
Unpainted handmade benches and tables make up the balance of the furniture although some folding chairs and other items have been added. Most of the walls are decorated with calendars, pictures from magazines, or sketches done by the evacuees. Some of their quarters are attractive with odds and ends of curtains, decorated shelves, and skillful spacing of furniture. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection. Museum of History and Industry, Seattle.