Author Archives: Don Taylor

Donna in the News – 4 June 1924

Donna Darling & Co. at the Hippodrome, Sacramento, CA, 4 through 7 June 1924. I recently found four ads that ran in the Sacramento Bee from June 4th through June 7th.  Donna was the headliner “Donna Darling & Co. | … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 63

Temple Theatre, Orpheum Vaudeville & a Photo Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at a page (DSCN1427) from the Donna Darling Collection. This page includes four clippings and a photo. Fox Washington … Continue reading

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Three Nurses – Dinsmore, Horton, & Wright

Photo Friday By Don Taylor This was a frustrating week for my Photo Identification Project. There were three photos of women all wearing nurse caps and uniforms. All photos were taken at L & W.C. King Studio, Portland, ME. Quickly, … Continue reading

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Chin Chin – Oneonta Theater, Oneonta, NY – May 18, 1920

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Oneonta Theatre in Oneonta, New York on 18 May 1920 Oneonta Theatre, Oneonta, New York Vaudeville – Chin Chin By Don Taylor It is not clear where Chin Chin played in the … Continue reading

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Scott – Surname Saturday

Name Origin Ancestry indicates that “Scott” is an ethnic name for someone with Scottish connections. However, the Scottish and Irish consider it the ethnic name for a Gaelic speaker.[I] Genealogy Bank indicates “Scott” is simply a surname of Scottish origin, … Continue reading

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