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Keywords: Crime reporting

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 Location: Maine Media: Glass negative

Item 152379

Carroll/Dwyer murder trial scrapbook, Volume 2, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: South Paris Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 1266 images.

Item 152274

Carroll/Dwyer murder trial scrapbook, Volume 1, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: South Paris Media: Ink on paper
This record contains 1279 images.

Online Exhibits

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Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - True Crime Memorabilia

"… items created by suspects or victims, pieces about crime, or items used to commit crime, crime memorabilia takes all manner of shapes and sizes."

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Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - Photographing Crime in Maine: 1920-1940

"… Herald" and "Evening Express." Beyond simple crime reporting, their work included intimate portraits of criminals, murderers, and, in some cases…"

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Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - Crime Case Studies

"For a variety of reasons, it is impossible and insensitive to outline each crime in detail. Whenever possible, additional information may be found on…"

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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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 2, pages 27-37

"Other topics and people mentioned are: Excerpt from book about Virginia, South Carolina 1849 crime reports"

My Maine Stories

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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

Story

Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.

Story

An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.