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Description
Everett S. "Shep" Hurd (1895-1976) as an older man years after he became well known for being the person who alerted law enforcement authorities to the presence of the Brady Gang in Bangor. Mr. Hurd was the owner of Dakin Sporting Goods Co. on Central Street in Bangor. Hurd grew up in Pittsfield and attended the University of Maine. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity where he earned his nickname "Shep" because he was chosen to attend or 'shepherd' the sheep that grazed in back of the frat house.
About This Item
- Title: Everett S. "Shep" Hurd, Bangor, ca. 1960, ca. 1960
- Creation Date: circa 1960
- Subject Date: circa 1960
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: 2009.004.0044
- Collection: Brady Gang Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hurd, Everett S., 1895-1976--Portrait photographs
- Sporting goods stores--Maine--Bangor
- Brady, Alfred, 1910-1937--Death and burial
- Gangs--Maine--Bangor
- Police shootings--Maine--Bangor
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Gangsters--Maine--Bangor
- Organized crime--Maine--Bangor
- Criminals--Maine--Bangor
People
Other Keywords
- Brady Gang
- Dakin's Sporting Goods
- Dakin's Sporting Goods Co.
- Everett S. "Shep" Hurd
- Phi Kappa Sigma
- Shep Hurd
- University of Maine
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