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Category Archives: Portland History
Faces from the Past – Portland Boys as French Soldiers
A remarkable photograph from the Linwood Dyer Collection shows Portland boys dressed as French soldiers during a patriotic vaudeville program held at Burnham Gymnasium on April 1, 1916. The event raised funds for French war relief during World War I and featured performances by dozens of Portland children. Continue reading
Posted in Portland History, Linwood Dyer Collection, Great War, Faces from the Past
Tagged Marianne, Richard Payson, Walter McClintock, William Cobb, Edward Marshall, John Verrill, Frederick Gignoux, 1916, Children's Pageants, French War Relief, Tisdale Photographer, Burnham Gymnasium, Portland Maine
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Faces from the Past – The Portland Men’s Singing Club at Poland Spring (1919)
A remarkable 1919 panoramic photograph shows members of the Portland Men’s Singing Club and their guests gathered at Poland Spring, Maine. Taken just months after the end of World War I, the image captures a moment of renewed civic life and fellowship. Can you help identify the individuals in this historic group photograph? Continue reading
Posted in Portland History, Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Maine music history, Maine choral societies, Poland Spring Maine, Poland Spring House, Portland Mens Singing Club, Portland civic organizations, Maine social clubs, 1919 Maine, T H Merritt photographer, panoramic photograph, Portland Maine History, historic group photograph
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Faces & Places From the Past – Libby, Merrill, Young, and Portland Construction
Four historic photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection reveal Scarborough residents, a 1920s vaudeville performer, and a Portland landmark in transition, carefully researched and dated by the Scarborough Historical Society. 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, High School Yearbooks, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine High Schools, Faces from the Past
Tagged Harold Pendexter, Deering High School, Sally Jean Simpson, Richard Mottram, yearbook photos, Portland High School, 1970s, 1950s, 1960s, Westbrook High School, Portland Maine, Loring Studio, Vantine’s Studio, Jean Goddard
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Faces from the Past – Aceto, Bliss, Bourgeois & McNally
Explore four portraits from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, featuring Jean McNally, Joan Aceto, Judith Bliss, and Anne Carolyn Bourgeois. Learn about their school years, family backgrounds, and local ties as we work to reconnect these cherished photographs with descendants. Continue reading
Posted in Portland History, Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Anne Carolyn Bourgeois, Scarborough Historical Society, Jean P McNally, Family History, High School Yearbooks, 1950s, 1960s, Judith Bliss, Deering High School, Vantines Studio, Portland High School, St. Joseph’s Academy, Joan Aceto
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