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Category: Government, Politics & Law, Crime, Vice & Punishment

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 31272

Reward for Shep Hurd, Bangor, December 14, 1938

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1938-12-14 Location: Bangor; Washington Media: Ink on paper

Mystery Corner Item

Item 31412

Everett S. "Shep" Hurd and friends, Bangor, ca. 1917

Mystery Corner Item Who are Shep's classmates?

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 31416

J. Edgar Hoover to Shep Hurd, Bangor, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-11-24 Location: Bangor; Washington Media: Ink on paper

Item 31417

Congratulations for Shep Hurd, Bangor, October 13, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-13 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 31420

Telegram offering to pay for Brady Gang film, Bangor, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-12 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 31824

Clarence Shaffer's Dead Body, Bangor, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-12 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 31826

J. Edgar Hoover to Shep Hurd, Bangor, October 29, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-29 Location: Bangor; Washington Media: Ink on paper

Item 31859

Shep Hurd Letter To U.S. Treasury Department, Bangor, 1938

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 33559

Penobscot County Jail, Bangor, ca. 1875

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

Item 35502

York County Jail, Alfred, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Parsons Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Alfred Media: Phototransparency

Item 35949

Jail House at Norridgewock, about 1865

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

Item 73783

Painting of Old Gaol, 1888

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: York Media: Oil on canvas

Item 98802

Kiah Sewall letter to wife, New York, 1836

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836 Location: New York; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98887

Lucretia Day letter to Kiah Sewall, Portland, 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 103617

James M. Mitchell arraignment, Portland, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1930-07-14 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 103619

Furnace used in Mitchell case, Portland, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1930-07-14 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 103936

Lodging home of Frank E. Pond, Newburyport, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-05-25 Location: Newburyport Media: Glass Negative

Item 103937

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Pond, Newburyport, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-05-25 Location: Newburyport Media: Glass Negative

Item 103938

Street scene during Kirby manhunt, Winthrop, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-05-21 Location: Winthrop Media: Glass Negative

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

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 Media: Glass Negative

Item 104933

Accused murderer Benjamin Turner exiting courtroom, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: glass plate negative

Item 104939

Superior Court Jury in Benjamin H. Turner Murder Case, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-08 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Item 104940

Benjamin Turner, convicted murderer of James Hallen, Portland, ca. 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: glass plate negative