I was the Director of Education at the Penitentiary while this document was developed. In my office I had daily contact with a large and varied number of inmates who used a somewhat different and colorful language. When I heard a term I didn't understand I would ask them for a definition and note it on an alphabetical card. Over the years cards added up and turned into this dictionary.--Authors Note.
Photographs of a street scene in front of Le Boucher liquor store at 204 West Main Street There are several men standing, one identified as Clem Bergevin.
Stereograph of stereoscopic prints mounted on a card. The images depict a team of 33 horses pulling a combine harvester in a wheat field near Walla Walla, Washington, in 1902. The card also Show moreStereograph of stereoscopic prints mounted on a card. The images depict a team of 33 horses pulling a combine harvester in a wheat field near Walla Walla, Washington, in 1902. The card also contains text describing the images as well as a discussion of wheat farming practices. Show less
Stereograph of stereoscopic prints mounted on a card. The images depict a horse-drawn combine harvester in a wheat field near Walla Walla, Washington, in 1902. The card also contains text Show moreStereograph of stereoscopic prints mounted on a card. The images depict a horse-drawn combine harvester in a wheat field near Walla Walla, Washington, in 1902. The card also contains text describing the images as well as a discussion of wheat farming practices. Show less