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LC Subject Heading: Prisons--Maine

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 21009

Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: St. Croix Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Print from postcard

Item 26738

Lubec Jail, Lubec, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 33559

Penobscot County Jail, Bangor, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1875 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph

Item 25809

Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915-02-03 Location: Thomaston Media: Photograph on postcard

Item 35949

Jail House at Norridgewock, about 1865

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1865 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print

Item 28793

Oxford County Jail, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print

Item 10653

Maine State Prison, Thomaston, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-10-08 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 25677

Deposition regarding capture of Samuel Whitney, Brunswick, 1751

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1751 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26125

Exterior, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 26126

Maine State Prison yard, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 26127

Corridor, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 26128

Kitchen, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Postcard

Item 26479

Aroostook County Jail, Houlton, 1895

Contributed by: Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: 1895 Location: Houlton; Chicago Media: Photographic print

Item 27183

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27184

Prison Fire, Thomaston 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27185

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27186

After the Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27187

After the Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 103939

Harry A. Kirby in front of his cell, Augusta, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-05-26 Location: Augusta Media: Glass Negative

Item 21024

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Josiah Pierce, 1835

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Location: Thomaston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26663

Prison Corner, Thomaston, ca. 1871

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27172

Looking southeast down the Georges River, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 6318

Maine State Prison barber, Thomaston, ca. 1900

Mystery Corner Item What is this man's name?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph

Item 10892

German prisoner of war painting, Camp Houlton, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Houlton Media: Oil painting