New Hampshire Crossroads; Harry Thaw in Colebrook NH

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Series
New Hampshire Crossroads
Segment
Harry Thaw in Colebrook NH
Producing Organization
New Hampshire Public Television
Contributing Organization
New Hampshire Public Television (Durham, New Hampshire)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/298-042rbsxq
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Description
Description
Harry Thaw murdered Stanford White. Harry was upset when his wife Evelyn Nesbitt told him of a previous boyfriend (White). Thaw was arrested, jailed and escaped to Canada. He was found and returned to NH by way of Colebrook. Being a rich man and celebrity he was able to stay for a month in Colebrook before he was returned to jail where the authorities said he wasn't mentally sick anymore and freed.
Asset type
Segment
Subjects
coach; Concord; Concord Coach; Evelyn; Evelyn Holmes; Evelyn Nesbitt; Harry; Harry Thaw; Holmes; house; Manadnock; Manadnock House; model; Murder; Nesbitt; Rich; Stanford; Stanford White; Thaw; wealthy; White; writer
Rights
Local Broadcast
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
: Fritz Wetherbee
Producing Organization: New Hampshire Public Television
AAPB Contributor Holdings
New Hampshire Public Television
Identifier: LPAB-41 Cut 4 (Tape Number)
Format: Betacam: SP
Duration: 00:07:00
New Hampshire Public Television
Identifier: (unknown)
Color: RGB
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Citations
Chicago: “New Hampshire Crossroads; Harry Thaw in Colebrook NH,” New Hampshire Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 28, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-298-042rbsxq.
MLA: “New Hampshire Crossroads; Harry Thaw in Colebrook NH.” New Hampshire Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 28, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-298-042rbsxq>.
APA: New Hampshire Crossroads; Harry Thaw in Colebrook NH. Boston, MA: New Hampshire Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-298-042rbsxq