Keywords: prisoner labor
Item 76529
Request for Black workers, New Orleans, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 13563
Prisoner of war picking potatoes, Houlton, 1945
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs
In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries
"The Bolduc Correctional Facility on Route 97 is still an active farm industry for inmates. Prison Corner, Thomaston, ca."
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison
"One of its most desirable features was the presence of a limestone quarry, a perfect outlet for prison labor."
Story
Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams
Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.
