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Faces and Places of the Kinney Family, 1933–1939
This installment of the Linwood D. Dyer Collection highlights family photographs connected to Margaret Kinney of Portland, Maine, taken between 1933 and 1939. The images document relatives, residences, and familiar landmarks—including Portland Head Light, a Portland trolley, and the harbor vessel Mildred Goudy—preserved today by the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Maine History, Linwood Dyer Collection
Tagged Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine maritime history, historic trolleys, Eastman Negative Album, Margaret Kinney, Louise Kinney, Mildred Goudy, 1930s Maine, Portland Head Light, Portland Maine, Ship Channel Road, Scarborough Historical Society, Philip Edward Hinkley, South Portland Maine
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Faces from the Past – Catlin, Hinkley, & Kinney
This installment from the Linwood Dyer Collection highlights early 20th-century photographs of the Kinney, Hinkley, and Catlin families. Drawn from an Eastman Negative Album, these images document a wedding, family portraits, and ancestral connections, offering descendants a rare visual link to their Portland, Maine heritage. 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 Richard Mottram, yearbook photos, Portland High School, 1970s, 1950s, 1960s, Westbrook High School, Portland Maine, Loring Studio, Vantine’s Studio, Jean Goddard, Harold Pendexter, Deering High School, Sally Jean Simpson
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Faces from the Past – Hinkley, Monroe, Baines, and Blair
Explore five remarkable portraits from the Linwood Dyer Collection, featuring U.S. Army Major Philip Hinkley, Maine housekeeper Annie Monroe, Edwardian sitter Ethel Baines, and 19th-century Bostonian Sarah Blair. I connect these historical photos with genealogical records and invite descendants to rediscover their roots Continue reading
Faces of the Past: Margaret and Louise Kinney
Photo FridayLinwood Dyer Photo Collection, Part 081Album 2025.02.36.By Don Taylor As part of my ongoing work with family photographs, I’ve reviewed and enhanced several portraits of the Kinney family. These images open small windows into the past, capturing not only … Continue reading
