Maine Memory Network

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.

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…"

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"

Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 4

"It contains a brief report of their last game of the season as well as a list of all the players on the team."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Print. Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of Maine. Augusta: Stevens and Sayward, 1867. Print."

Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 2

"… part of the third game, and includes a brief report of the injuries of the players. It was created for The Oracle, the monthly newspaper for Bangor…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Supplement to the Annual Reports of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine, for the years 1861, ’62, ’63, ’64, ’65, and 1866."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Being the Report of a Commission of Inquiry, Appointed by the United States Sanitary Commission. With an Appendix, Containing the Testimony."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Some injuries were reported, but not any deaths. . The quickly rising water caught many shoppers and downtown workers by surprise."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"When apprehended and found guilty of a crime, the criminal dressed in orange jumpsuits, would be required to rake leaves or do yard work for…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"In the tunnel were reportedly old clothes and other items which may have been used to disguise the slaves as they made their way to Canada."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The inquiry conducted by the MCRR was reported in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, which carried testimonies from the hearings in the weeks…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Print. City of Bangor, Maine. Annual Reports. 1930-1940. Print. Godfrey, John E. History of Penobscot County Maine."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… Guy Gannett purchased a Stinson monoplane to fly reporters and photographers to assignments, and give them a fresh perspective on the news."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… performance, loss of manners   Part 7, pages 114-134 Soldiers, Fort Point excursion, women's fashion, behavior; crime, dance X"