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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Faces of Portland’s Graduates: Jack, Jackson, McCarthy, Roberts & Temple
This week, five more graduation portraits from Portland and Deering High Schools — Jack, Jackson, McCarthy, Roberts & Temple — join the Linwood Dyer Collection, preserving a glimpse into the lives of Maine students in 1918–1923. Continue reading
Donna in the 1949 Documentary “Down Memory Lane” (?)
A newly found photo of Donna among Mack Sennett’s Bathing Beauties connects our family story to the 1949 film Down Memory Lane. Though the complete film seems lost, this image keeps a bit of her Hollywood days alive. I’m still searching for the full version — maybe it will turn up yet! Continue reading
Hanson Studio Graduation Portraits — Linwood Dyer Collection (Part 076)
Five Hanson Studio graduation portraits from the Linwood Dyer Collection, featuring four Portland High School students and one from Deering High School, Class of 1918: Bertha M. Tarbox, Margaret A. Anderson, Robert F. Goff, and (likely) Hazel Woodill. Help solve a photo mystery and preserve these stories! Continue reading
Donna and the Bathing Beauties: Uncovering My Grandmother’s Vaudeville Ties
Discover how a family letter and old vaudeville photos help piece together my grandmother’s days as one of Mack Sennett’s Bathing Beauties — and her possible connections with Helen Kane and Stuart Erwin. Continue reading
Five Portland High School Graduates of 1918.
Five photos of Portland (Maine) High School students from the class of 1918, including:
• Francis A. Fagone
• Philip Powers
• Doris R. Witherington
• Bernice Young
• Marjorie LNU (Probably McGillicuddy, O’Brion, or Simonton)
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Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Graduation Photos (LDC)
Tagged Young, Portland High School, 1918, Fagone, Witherington, Powers
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