Category Archives: Faces from the Past

Formerly “Photo Friday” under the Friday Category. Changed to “Faces from the Past.”

Photo Friday – Britt, Butterfield, & Eddy

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified four of five people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
• John Manning Britt, Jr.
• Dr. Everett H. Butterfield.
• Lynnford Butterfield.
• Fannie Butterfield Eddy. Continue reading →

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Five Bragdon Photos

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified photos of four children of George and Minnie Bragdon of Westbrook:
Elsie Louise Bragdon, 1919;
Evelyn Ardelia Bragdon, circa 1923
Philip Osgood Bragdon, circa 1929.
Harold Bragdon, circa 1918. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Berryman, Morse, & Smith

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Don Taylor

I identified two people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
Lewis John Berryman, circa Oct 1901 & Elizabeth Hight Smith, 1896. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Cary (née Swasey), Enemark, & Johnson

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Don Taylor

Don Taylor shares photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection. After identifying individuals in three photos, including the James and Mary Cary family, circa 1903, and Jacob Enemark’s 1905 Christmas card, Taylor seeks help with 30 unidentified individuals. The post emphasizes the importance of labeling photographs for posterity and expresses hope for assistance with a class photo from an unknown year, possibly Roosevelt School in South Portland, Maine. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Gray, Potter, & Strout.

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Don Taylor

In the Linwood Dyer Collection, photos of Henry Staples Potter and Arthur E Strout were identified, along with limited information on John Gray and an unidentified individual labeled “Mr. Sawyer.” The collection also includes a photo of “Victoria” in Mexico. The desire is to reunite these photos with family members and gather more information. Continue reading →

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