Category Archives: Photo Collections

This category serves as a curated collection of historical photographs and visual records, highlighting the diverse photographic legacy preserved within these genealogical archives.

LDC Stills, Part 3: More Faces of 1930s Hollywood

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Don Taylor

Five vintage 1930s Hollywood stills from the Linwood Dyer Collection, featuring Basil Rathbone, Carole Lombard, Gladys George, and more Paramount and UA stars. Continue reading →

Posted in Vintage Photos, Linwood Dyer Collection, Uncategorized, Photo Collections | Tagged Valiant Is the Word for Carrie, 1930s Hollywood, My American Wife, Blonde Trouble, Binnie Hale, Dudley Digges, United Artists, Ann Sothern, Eleanore Whitney, Swing High Swing Low, Basil Rathbone, Billie Burke, Ann Harding, John Howard, Jean Cadell, Barlowe Borland, Fred Stone, Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Isabel Jewell, Gladys George, Trafalgar Films, vintage movie stills, Arline Judge, Love from a Stranger, Paramount Pictures, Harry Carey | Leave a comment

Faces from the Past — Howell

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Don Taylor

This installment of “Faces from the Past” shares two photos from my wife’s Howell family line: a mystery-filled reunion portrait and a 1977 snapshot of Sara McCarley (Nance) Howell and her daughter “Bookie.” Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Identification, Howell-Hobbs | Tagged family photographs, Howell Family, Faces from the Past, Sara McCarley Nance Howell, James Dallas Howell Jr., Genealogy, Photo Identification | Leave a comment

Faces from the Past — Darling, Howell, Huber, & McAllister

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Don Taylor

Five photographs from my wife’s family collection — spanning 1909 to the 1960s — document the Howell, Darling, Huber, and McAllister-Lane lines, from a great-grandfather’s photo to a Bridgton, Maine, home. Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Identification, Darling-Huber, Howell-Hobbs, Faces from the Past | Tagged Clarence Pete Howell, Florence Wilma Huber Darling, Photo Identification, Bridgton Maine, Rufus Harry Darling, Shirley Darling Howell, McAllister Family, Elizabeth McAllister Lane, Lane Family, Syracuse New York, Faces from the Past | Leave a comment

LDC-Stills, Part 2: Shirley Temple, Sylvia Sidney, and More Faces of 1930s Hollywood

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Don Taylor

This week’s dive into photos turns up five evocative 1930s movie stills, from a glamorous shot of a young Shirley Temple to lesser-known faces from Paramount and RKO productions. Continue reading →

Posted in Vintage Photos, Linwood Dyer Collection | Tagged John Beal, M'Liss, Karen Morley, Roscoe Karns, Barbara Pepper, Sylvia Sidney, Allan Lane, Anne Shirley, vintage movie stills, Shirley Temple, Paramount Pictures, On Such a Night, 1930s Hollywood, RKO Radio Pictures, Curly Top, Linda Hayes, Grant Richards, Conspiracy 1939 | Leave a comment

LDC Stills, Part 1: Five 1930s Paramount Stars

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Don Taylor

A look at five original 1930s Paramount Pictures movie stills from the Linwood Dyer Collection, featuring glamour portraits of Mary Carlisle, Marsha Hunt, Gail Patrick, Shirley Ross, and Gladys Swarthout — with brief biographical notes on each actress.Linw Continue reading →

Posted in Vintage Photos, Linwood Dyer Collection | Tagged Shirley Ross, studio publicity photos, 1930s fashion, Mary Carlisle, vintage movie stills, Paramount Pictures, 1930s Hollywood, Marsha Hunt, vintage photography, Gladys Swarthout, Gail Patrick | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Photo Collections

LDC Stills, Part 3: More Faces of 1930s Hollywood

Faces from the Past — Howell

Faces from the Past — Darling, Howell, Huber, & McAllister

LDC-Stills, Part 2: Shirley Temple, Sylvia Sidney, and More Faces of 1930s Hollywood

LDC Stills, Part 1: Five 1930s Paramount Stars

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