Photo Friday – Philip & Helen Hinkley.

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 046
 Hinkley Family Photographs (2024.13.43)
Portland, Maine – Scarborough, Maine
By Don Taylor

This photo album, part of the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection, is in poor condition. Many photos are glued in place, making it impossible to examine their backs. However, initial research suggests the album focuses on the Hinkley family. The collection contains hundreds of images, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. My goal is to connect these images with their descendants, who may never have seen them before. The original collection is housed at the Scarborough Historical Society[i].

Philip Edward Hinkley, 1905.

Philip Edward Hinkley, c. 1905

Pages 36 and 37 feature four photographs of Philip Edward Hinkley: one from 1900, two from 1901, and one from 1905. Born in Portland, Maine, on October 30, 1881, Philip was the eighth child of Rufus Henry and Frances Elizabeth (Prindle) Hinkley. He served in the military, attaining the rank of captain. According to the 1950 US Census, Philip never married. He passed away on March 25, 1962, and is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. I have added page 35 and the individual photo of Philip Edward Hinkley from page 37 to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.

Helen Hartwell Hinkley,

Helen Hartwell Hinkley, c. 1895

Page 39 begins several pages of photos of a young girl identified as “Helen Hartwell Hinkley, 1885-.” These photos appear to be Philip Edward Hinkley’s sister, who was listed as living with him in the 1950 US Census. According to the 1950 US Census, Helen never married. She passed away on March 10, 1973, in Scarborough, Maine, and is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. Based on her estimated age in this photo, I date it to circa 1895. I have added four photographs of Helen, likely taken between 1890 and 1895, to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree on Ancestry.

Conclusion

I would love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.

Feel free to use these photos in your genealogical activities. Please cite “Photo Courtesy: Scarborough Historical Society.”

Endnotes

[i] Scarborough Historical Society Accession number: 2024.13.43.