Category Archives: Photo Collections

This category serves as a curated collection of historical photographs and visual records, highlighting the diverse photographic legacy preserved within these genealogical archives.

Photo Friday – Bakeman, Morse (née Milliken), & Potter

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Don Taylor

The Linwood Dyer Collection includes photos, documents, and genealogies from Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The collection features a photo of Daniel F. Bakeman, the last Revolutionary War veteran, and Calista Morse with her children, dating back to 1897. Another photo showcases Henry Potter (1799-1876), providing a wealth of information. The identities of the individuals in the photos have been largely confirmed; the Scarborough Historical Society holds the originals. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Ives, Kimball, Potter, & Small.

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Don Taylor

I identified three of five people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
Alexander Carleton Potter,
Henry Staples Potter,
Hilda Libby Ives,
I failed to adequately identify John Kimball & Mary S Small.
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Photo Friday – Dunstan Grammar Class of 1941

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Don Taylor

I examined a photo album from the SHS Photo Collection of photos titled “Dunstan [Grammar] Class of 1941.” It consisted of photos of 34 students (32 identified) and two teachers. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Dennett & Peterson

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified the last two people in my Ethel Wight photo sets:

Virginia & Constance Dennett, Feb 1943.

Alice Mary Peterson, circa 1935. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – 87th Seabees, Jefferson Theatre, & more.

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Don Taylor

Don Taylor examines and shares several historic photos from the Ethel Wight Collection. These include images of the 87th Seabees in 1943, a lithograph by Stow Wengenroth, the Jefferson Theater in 1933, women and farmhouses in 1947, and unidentified women from 1941. He hopes to reunite the photos with family members. Continue reading →

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