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Historical Items

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Item 104902

Sarah Tibbetts on coping with son's theft, Westport Island, 1895

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1895 Location: Westport Island Media: Ink on paper

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Item 104900

Sarah Tibbetts to her husband disclosing a family theft, Westport Island, 1895

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1895 Location: Westport Island; Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 153697

Jewelry store theft, Portland, 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1932-02-04 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Online Exhibits

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

"… Property Act and the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. While in Baltimore, Brady, Shaffer, and Dalhover claimed to be Maine businessmen and…"

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Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - Exhibit overview

"… abortion, abuse, trauma, assault, enslavement, theft, imprisonment and confinement, missing persons, racism and stereotyping, and public execution…"

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Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees

From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"… liquors , one assault and battery, four thefts of personal property, one fast driver, one malicious mischief, one breaking and digging in street…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… or property; idleness of hired men is either a theft of time or money, and I would have Mr. Gleason discharge any hired man who should prove idle."

My Maine Stories

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We Are An Ordinary Family
by Catherine

Maine's abolitionists offer an answer to my questions about my family's experiences.

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A Fight Worth Fighting
by Philip McIntyre

Philip McIntyre argues that current incarceration practices lead to recidivism.

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Tracers
by anonymous

tracers, bonding, and fixations