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Category Archives: Faces from the Past
Faces of the Past: Ferguson, Hamilton, O’Brien, & Sturdivant – PHS Classes 1922 & 1923
Explore rare portraits of Portland High School students from the Classes of 1922–1923, including Priscella Ferguson, Florence Hamilton, Elizabeth Alphonsa O’Brion, and Alice Maude Sturdivant. These images, preserved in the Linwood Dyer Collection, reveal student life, friendships, and athletics in early 20th-century Portland, Maine. Continue reading
Posted in Portland History, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine High Schools, Faces from the Past
Tagged Elizabeth Alphonsa O’Brion, Priscella Ferguson, Linwood Dyer Collection, Adams Studio Portland, basketball history, vintage portraits, Portland High School, Alice Maude Sturdivant, Florence Hamilton, Roger Paul Jordan, Class of 1922, Class of 1923
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Faces of the Past – Lt. Col. John S. Kidder and Harriet O. (Matteson) Kidder
Cabinet card portraits and genealogical sketches of Lt. Col. John S. Kidder (1830–1905), veteran of the 121st N.Y.V., and his wife, Harriet O. (Matteson) Kidder (c. 1836–1922), photographed at Fredricks’ Knickerbocker Family Portrait Gallery, 770 Broadway, New York, c. 1876–1891. Continue reading
Scarborough Students’ Summer Fun – 1930s Style.
Photo FridayThe Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Part 078Album 2023.02.05. By Don Taylor As part of my ongoing work with the Linwood Dyer Collection, I look at photos from his collection. Looking at a well-worn burgundy album, most of the images … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Albert Sewell, Jeanette Johnson, Family History, Vintage Maine Photography, Scarborough High School, Geneva Plowman, Depression-Era Youth, Identified Photographs, Maine genealogy, Historical Snapshots, Student Life, 1930s Summer Photos, Cabin Life, Marian Wood
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New Faces from the 1960s: High School Graduation Photos
Chadbourne, Chapman, Hague, Kilmartin, & Regan. Linwood Dyer Collection (Part 067)By Don Taylor As I neared the end of the Willis Skillin Graduation Album, I found that the remaining images were, unfortunately, unlabeled and don’t appear to be student portraits, … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Portland History, Linwood Dyer Collection, High School Yearbooks, Maine History, Standish History, 1960s Genealogy, Family Photo Research, Faces from the Past, Educational Archives
Tagged Cathedral High School, Portland Maine, photo genealogy, Scarborough Historical Society, Bonny Eagle High School, 1960s graduates, Three Arts Studio, graduation photos, Deering High School, Maine high school history
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