Category Archives: Linwood Dyer Collection

Preserving Legacies: Portland High School Students of 1918 (Part 3).

Five photos of Portland High School (Maine) students from 1918:
Lloyd Graham Hay,
John Angus McKay,
Lawrence Freeman Merrill,
Ella Stacey Rowe, &
“Little Eva.” Continue reading

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Preserving Legacies: Portland High School Students of 1918 (Part 2).

Five photos of Portland High School (Maine) students from 1918:
Florence Barteau, Gladys Corthell, Irene Bailey, Olevia Browning, and “Bobbykins.” Continue reading

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Portland High School Students of 1918 (Part 1).

“Portland High School Students of 1918 (Part 1),” showcases 18 graduation portraits from the Linwood Dyer Collection, taken at Adams Studio in Portland, Maine. Through inscriptions and a 1918 newspaper listing graduates, Taylor identifies students like Lucille Brackett and Herbert Manchester, preserving their legacies Continue reading

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Portraits and Performing Arts: More High School Graduates from the 1950’s and 60’s.

Gardner, Hanson, Hunter, McLaughlin, & Somma. Linwood Dyer Collection (Part 068)By Don Taylor Continuing with the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection – “High School Graduation Portraits from the 1960s,” this entry highlights five additional portraits. These graduates represent Deering, Falmouth, Gorham, … Continue reading

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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

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