Keywords: Crimes
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 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
Exhibit
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."
Exhibit
Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - Photographing Crime in Maine: 1920-1940
"… Contributor and Intern Photographing Crime in Maine, 1920-1940 Slideshow Crime photography became a defining feature of early 20th-century…"
Site Page
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.
Site Page
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…"
Story
Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams
Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.
Story
Matt Plummer's Story
by Matt Plummer
Matt reflects on how it felt to be released from prison and the work that remained ahead.
