Category Archives: Photo Collections
Uncovering the Faces of Deering High (part 3)
A 19th-Century Photo Album to Reunite Families Across Generations Davis, Hayes, Hill, Hooper, & Skillin Historic Photo Albums and Family ReunionsBy Don Taylor In the dusty pages of a well-preserved 19th-century photo album, the students of Deering High School, Portland, … Continue reading
Willis Skillin Graduation Photo Album – Part 02
Child, Hewitt, Lowe, Sturdivant, & Wilson Photo Friday – 2025.02.22Portland, MaineBy Don Taylor Introduction This treasured artifact from the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection contains 32 pages of historical photographs, primarily cabinet cards, plus one loose photograph. Not all pages … Continue reading
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Tagged FamilyHistory, CabinetCards, PortlandMaine, AncestryResearch, 1890s, HistoricalAlbums, PhotoIdentification, PhotoPreservation, MaineGenealogyResources, ClassOf1893, LongfellowGallery, Child, ScarboroughHistoricalSociety, Hewitt, MaineHistory, Lowe, DeeringHighSchool, Sturdivant, Wilson, AncestorPortraits, GenealogyResearch
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Willis Skillin Graduation Photo Album – Part 01
Adams, Coffin, James, Russell, & Stevens Photo FridayLDC Part 063Portland, MaineScarborough, MaineBy Don Taylor This treasured artifact from the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection[i] contains 32 pages of historical photographs, primarily cabinet cards, plus one loose photograph. Not all pages … Continue reading
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Tagged Portland, Adams, Russell, Stevens, Coffin, James, Maine, Scarborough
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Photo Friday – The Linwood Dyer Collection, Part 062
Dyer, Purington 2025.02.10By Don Taylor I returned to reviewing the white, 3-ring binder labeled “South Portland” (2025.02.10) from the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection. These people lived in Cape Elizabeth & South Portland, Maine. I hope to connect these historical photos … Continue reading
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Tagged Maine, South Portland, Dyer, Perrington
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Photo Friday – The Linwood Dyer Collection, Part 061
Milliken, Morse, & Phelps 2025.02.14, et al.By Don Taylor As part of my ongoing work with the Linwood Dyer Collection, I’ve recently identified individuals from a loose envelope from the Dyer House attic.” These people lived in Biddeford, Saco, & … Continue reading
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Tagged historical photography, Scarborough, Dow, Massachusetts, Biddeford, Saco, Milliken, Phelps, Morse, Maine genealogy
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