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Historical Items

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 104680

Donald Stanley and Arthur Butts arrest, 1936

Mystery Corner Item Do you know where this was taken?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-10-21 Location: Maine Media: Glass Negative

Item 152247

Advertisement for a Special Edition of "Rhodes’ Journal" on the Dexter Bank Robbery, 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Dexter Media: Ink on paper

Item 101152

Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - The Dexter Bank Robbery: The Case of John W. Barron

"… Edition of "Rhodes’ Journal" on the Dexter Bank Robbery, 1878Maine Historical Society Suspect: Unknown Accusation: Robbery and Murder Location…"

Exhibit

Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - Public Enemy No. 1: The Case of the Brady Gang

"… Shaffer, and James Dalhover Accusation: Murder, Robbery, Resisting Arrest Location: Bangor, Maine Date: 1937 Victim: Multiple victims…"

Exhibit

Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - Manhunt: The Case of Aida Hayward

"He claimed his initial motive was robbery, but drunk on bootlegged liquor, he shot Emma in a “frenzy.” He kidnapped Aida for ransom, but later…"

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"… immediate cause of thousands of dollars worth of robberies in Bangor which still exist without restraint." Martin provides details of each person…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"2, repeated information about the robberies and, in an almost offhand comment, explained how the robberies led to the demise of the store."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… occurred at the Dreamland was The Great Train Robbery. The successful show ended up selling out."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Seawolf Outhouse Robbery
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25

How necessity creates invention, and the moving of an outhouse in Vietnam.

Story

A Fight Worth Fighting
by Philip McIntyre

Philip McIntyre argues that current incarceration practices lead to recidivism.