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Historical Items

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Item 152229

"Portland Press Herald" reporter Lawrence C. Dame, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1925 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

Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"… than are all other sources of evil combined. All crimes united from petty theiving to burglary, house burning, murder, piracy and rebellion inflict…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"… popular that it helped stimulate new heights of crime and evasion. Underground brewers, distillers, and merchants found new opportunities to…"

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Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s

Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.

Site Pages

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

My Maine Stories

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Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams

Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.

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The System Doesn't Care about Rehabilitation
by Robert Fogg

Robert describes periods of incarceration from a young age to the present.

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Used, Abused, Battered, and Confused
by Anonymous (Maine Correctional Center)

The experience of domestic violence and the criminal justice system in Maine