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Description
In 1937 Stanley Willis of the Hotel Metropolitan in Boston, Massachusetts sent this telegram to Everett S. "Shep" Hurd to see if he was interested in making theater and nightclub appearances. Mr. Hurd became a celebrity after alerting law enforcement authorities to the presence of the Brady Gang in Bangor.
About This Item
- Title: Request for Shep Hurd on stage, Bangor, October 14, 1937
- Creator: Postal Telegraph
- Creation Date: 1937-10-14
- Subject Date: 1937-10-14
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 16.5 cm x 21.5 cm
- Local Code: 2009.004.0033.A
- Collection: Brady Gang Collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Brady, Alfred, 1910-1937
- Central Street (Bangor, Me.)
- Organized crime--Maine--Bangor
- Gangsters--Maine--Bangor
- Gangs--Maine--Bangor
- Police shootings--Maine--Bangor
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Criminals--Maine--Bangor
- Hurd, Everett S., 1895-1976--Awards
- Hurd, Everett S., 1895-1976--Correspondence
- Letters
- Willis, Stanley--Correspondence
People
Other Keywords
- Al Brady
- Brady Gang
- Dakin Sporting Goods Company
- Dakin's Store
- Everett Hurd
- Everett S. "Shep" Hurd
- Everett S. Hurd
- Hotel Metropolitan
- Shep Hurd
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Bangor Historical Society159 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 942-1900
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