This collection includes publications, administrative records, photographs, scrapbooks and oral history interviews from the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, WA. Administrative records contain reports and evaluations of the penitentiary, theater and variety programs put on by the inmates. These documents and photographs are a selection of the overall collection.
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Creator(s):
Vitart Studio
Date:
February 12, 1934
Description:
Photograph of an inmate lying in the Washington State Penitentiary prison yard after being shot during the February 1934 prison riot
Creator(s):
Vitart Studio
Date:
February 12, 1934
Description:
Photograph of three deceased inmates lying in the Washington State Penitentiary prison yard after being shot during the February 1934 prison riot. A cart and two stretchers are visible in
Show morePhotograph of three deceased inmates lying in the Washington State Penitentiary prison yard after being shot during the February 1934 prison riot. A cart and two stretchers are visible in the background.
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Show morePhotograph of three deceased inmates lying in the Washington State Penitentiary prison yard after being shot during the February 1934 prison riot. A cart and two stretchers are visible in the background.
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Creator(s):
Vitart Studio
Date:
February 12, 1934
Description:
Photograph of a prison guard holding a makeshift weapon which was seized from an inmate during the February 1934 Washington State Penitentiary riot.
Date:
1898
Description:
Annual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1898, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses,
Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1898, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1898, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Date:
circa 1905
Description:
Photograph of a lawn program put on to entertain the inmates of the Washington State Penitentiary. The inmates are sitting on the left side of the photograph and a group of non-inmates are
Show morePhotograph of a lawn program put on to entertain the inmates of the Washington State Penitentiary. The inmates are sitting on the left side of the photograph and a group of non-inmates are sitting on the right. An upright piano sits between the two halves of the audience.
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Show morePhotograph of a lawn program put on to entertain the inmates of the Washington State Penitentiary. The inmates are sitting on the left side of the photograph and a group of non-inmates are sitting on the right. An upright piano sits between the two halves of the audience.
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Date:
1894
Description:
Annual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1894, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses,
Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1894, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1894, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Creator(s):
Vitart Studio
Date:
February 12, 1934
Description:
Photograph of three prison guards holding Thompson submachine guns during the February 1934 Washington State Penitentiary riot.
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Date:
1887
Description:
Record book for the meeting minutes of the Honorary Board of Inspectors of the Territorial Penitentiary at Walla Walla from 1897.
Date:
1887
Description:
Report of Building Commissioners of the Penitentiary of Washington Territory from 1887, which includes a summary of projects, expenses, and a supplemental document of recommendations and
Show moreReport of Building Commissioners of the Penitentiary of Washington Territory from 1887, which includes a summary of projects, expenses, and a supplemental document of recommendations and requests from the commissioners to the governor.
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Show moreReport of Building Commissioners of the Penitentiary of Washington Territory from 1887, which includes a summary of projects, expenses, and a supplemental document of recommendations and requests from the commissioners to the governor.
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Date:
1892
Description:
Annual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1892, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses,
Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1892, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1892, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Date:
1895
Description:
Annual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1895, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses,
Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1895, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1895, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Date:
1890
Description:
Annual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1890, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses,
Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1890, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1890, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Date:
1891
Description:
Supplemental Report of the Washington State Penitentiary Prison Commissioners containing the commissioners' report of expenses for a plant and jute bag factory, the cost of prison
Show moreSupplemental Report of the Washington State Penitentiary Prison Commissioners containing the commissioners' report of expenses for a plant and jute bag factory, the cost of prison maintenance, a special committee report of various matters regarding jute bags, and a statement from the warden of California's state Prison in San Quentin regarding their own jute mill and bag factory, from 1891.
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Show moreSupplemental Report of the Washington State Penitentiary Prison Commissioners containing the commissioners' report of expenses for a plant and jute bag factory, the cost of prison maintenance, a special committee report of various matters regarding jute bags, and a statement from the warden of California's state Prison in San Quentin regarding their own jute mill and bag factory, from 1891.
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Date:
1893
Description:
Annual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1893, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses,
Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1893, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Show moreAnnual Report of the Washington State Penitentiary from 1893, consisting of individual reports from the State Board of Audit and Control, warden, clerk, and physician on various expenses, program and construction progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Date:
circa 1905
Description:
Photograph of the Washington State Penitentiary warden's residence, taken in 1905 when A.F. Kees was the warden of the penitentiary. A person is standing on the house's porch.
Creator(s):
Paine, Frank
Date:
1887
Description:
Washington State Penitentiary Superintendent's Report to the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory from 1887, which describes various expenses, progress, and population
Show moreWashington State Penitentiary Superintendent's Report to the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory from 1887, which describes various expenses, progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Show moreWashington State Penitentiary Superintendent's Report to the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory from 1887, which describes various expenses, progress, and population information of the penitentiary.
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Date:
circa 1905
Description:
Stereograph of Washington State Penitentiary's administration building.
Date:
circa 1905
Description:
Photograph of the Washington State Penitentiary's administration building, taken from the entrance to the grounds.
Date:
1907
Description:
Photograph of the Washington State Penitentiary's first administration building. Horse-drawn vehicles are visible stopped and passing by the building on the left.
Date:
circa 1905
Description:
Photograph of the Washington State Penitentiary grounds.
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