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Item 27185

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27183

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1923-09-15 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26662

Prison Brooms to the Train Depot, Thomaston, 1915

Prison Brooms to the Train Depot, Thomaston, 1915

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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Quarry, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"The completed brooms were transported by wagon back to the railroad depot on Knox Street for shipment to various sales outlets."

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The State of Maine, No. 3, Thomaston, Maine c 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"The blaze started in a broom shop and quickly spread to the harness shop, paint shop and woodshop. The facility was completely destroyed."

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Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"On September 15, 1924, a fire started in the broom shop, spreading to the jail. The total amount of loss from the fire was $500,000."