Category Archives: SHS Photo Collection

Faces from the Past – Hodgkins, Howatt, Hurd, Johnson, & Sullivan

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Don Taylor

Explore five portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo collection, featuring Frank Hodgkins, Helene Howatt, Niels Johnson, Van or William Hurd, and Robert Leland Sullivan. Each image reveals fascinating insights into Maine’s people—from Civil War officers to 1938 Scarborough High graduates—and invites descendants to reconnect with their family history. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Four Portland Groups & One Gorham Group

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Don Taylor

I showcase two vintage girls’ basketball team photos from Portland High, 1923 and 1924, from the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection. A 1928 photo shows the Maine State College Girls Basketball Team. Finally, there is a large panoramic photo of the 1931 Gorham Normal School showing students and staff. Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Hutchins & Reed.

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 039Corinna, Wellington, MaineBy Don Taylor I identified three people from the Scarborough Historical Society photo collection this week. This collection includes hundreds of images, documents, and genealogies of people who lived throughout Maine. My goal … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Bailey, Briggs, Bumpus, Rodley, & Reed.

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 031SHS Photo CollectionBy Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I decided to work on three photos given to me by friends and two photos now in the Linwood Dyer Collection. I like analyzing the … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Britt, Butterfield, & Eddy

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Don Taylor

This week, I identified four of five people from the Linwood Dyer Collection:
• John Manning Britt, Jr.
• Dr. Everett H. Butterfield.
• Lynnford Butterfield.
• Fannie Butterfield Eddy. Continue reading →

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