Category Archives: Photo Collections
Summer with the Dolloffs – Family and Friends, 1938
In the summer of 1938, the Dolloff family and friends enjoyed archery in the yard, swimsuits at the beach, and quiet days at a woodland cottage. These snapshots capture Eva and Ken Dolloff, Jeanette Johnson, and their circle in relaxed moments of leisure. With handwritten identifications and period fashion, the photos provide a vivid glimpse into family life and social ties of the late 1930s. Continue reading
Faces of the Past: Scarborough High School Memories from the Linwood Dyer Collection (1936–1938)
Photo FridayLinwood Dyer Photo Collection, Part 079Album 2023.02.05.By Don Taylor As part of my ongoing work with the Linwood Dyer Collection, I look at photos from his collection. Looking at a well-worn burgundy album, most the photos in the album … Continue reading
Posted in Maine History, Linwood Dyer Collection
Tagged boys basketball, Maynard Meserve, Jeanette Johnson, 1930s portraits, girls basketball, Maine High Schools, 1930s basketball, Scarborough Maine history, John Verrill, Letitia Leary, Harriet Snow, Scarborough Historical Society, Four Corners yearbook, Scarborough High School, Percy Knight
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Scarborough Students’ Summer Fun – 1930s Style.
Photo FridayThe Linwood Dyer Photo Collection, Part 078Album 2023.02.05. By Don Taylor As part of my ongoing work with the Linwood Dyer Collection, I look at photos from his collection. Looking at a well-worn burgundy album, most of the images … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Albert Sewell, Jeanette Johnson, Family History, Vintage Maine Photography, Scarborough High School, Geneva Plowman, Depression-Era Youth, Identified Photographs, Maine genealogy, Historical Snapshots, Student Life, 1930s Summer Photos, Cabin Life, Marian Wood
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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
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