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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Vintage Photos – Five unidentified images from Maine, Massachusetts, and England
This first installment of “Vintage Photos” features five intriguing historic images: a Cornish store staff, a Dover-Jackman teamster, a Boston grocery interior, an English public house, and a Lewiston studio portrait. Each offers clues to everyday life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries while inviting further identification. Continue reading
Posted in Vintage Photos, Photo Collections
Tagged Cornish Maine, historic pubs, Colpitts & Co, Pendleton Salford, Dover Maine, Commercial Photo Co, Walkers Warrington Ales, unidentified portraits, general stores, C.A. Smith Photo Co, Allston Massachusetts, Boston history, Lewiston Maine
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Faces from the Past – Curtis, Daggett, McCluskey, & Sweeney
This installment of “Faces From the Past” highlights four portraits with successful identifications: Alan McCluskey of Falmouth High School (1969), Newton Curtis of Westbrook High School (1936), Patricia Sweeney of Deering High School (1951), and Albert Daggett of Strong, Maine, inventor of the road rake. Yearbooks, newspapers, and memorial records confirm each story and connect these images to local history. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, SHS Photo Collection, Maine High Schools, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged SHS Photo Collection 2025, yearbook research, Find A Grave connections, Falmouth High School, Westbrook High School, Scarborough Maine, Newton Curtis, Patricia Sweeney, Albert Daggett, Maine genealogy, Alan McCluskey, road rake inventor, Deering High School, unidentified photos, historical portraits
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Donna Darling Takes Jacksonville: A 1923 Vaudeville Highlight at the Palace Theatre
Donna Darling’s 1923 Jacksonville appearance shines through newly found newspaper clippings. Her vaudeville revue, Song and Dance Romance, was hailed as a seasonal highlight at the Palace Theatre, supported by a strong company and fellow acts. This rediscovery offers a vivid glimpse into the lively world of early 20th-century touring entertainment. Continue reading
Faces from the Past – Goddard, Mottram, Pendexter, & Simpson
Explore four portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo archives—Harold Pendexter, Richard Mottram, Jean Goddard, and Sally Jean Simpson—captured by Portland’s Loring Studio and Vantine’s Studio between 1947 and 1973. Don Taylor traces their high school roots and family connections through Deering, Portland, and Westbrook yearbooks. Continue reading
Posted in Portland History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, High School Yearbooks, Maine High Schools, Faces from the Past
Tagged Westbrook High School, Portland Maine, Loring Studio, Vantine’s Studio, Jean Goddard, Harold Pendexter, Deering High School, Sally Jean Simpson, Richard Mottram, yearbook photos, Portland High School, 1970s, 1950s, 1960s
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