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Tag Archives: Linwood Dyer Collection
Unidentified Faces – Dyer, Libby, and Six Unlabeled Women
Linwood Dyer Collection, Part 097By Don Taylor IntroductionThe Scarborough Historical Society maintains several important photographic collections documenting people, places, and events. In this installment of Faces from the Past, I examine eight more photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection. Sadly, … Continue reading
Posted in Maine Genealogy, Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Scarborough Historical Society, Jackson & Kinney, Cape Elizabeth Maine, Maine genealogy, Cabinet Cards, Linwood Dyer Collection, Portland Maine Photographers, Faces from the Past, Libby family, Cumberland County Maine, Dyer family
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Faces from the Past – Cole, Dyer, Hersey, Quimby, & Sawyer
This installment of Faces from the Past examines five photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection. Through inscriptions, studio imprints, and genealogical research, several individuals connected to the extended Dyer family of Cape Elizabeth and Portland, Maine, can be identified, including Brainard Dyer, Eleanor B. (Dyer) Cole, Henry Hersey, Mary Weeks (Quimby) Dyer, and Eva Beatrice Sawyer. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Linwood Dyer Collection, Genealogy Research, Faces from the Past
Tagged Linwood Dyer Collection, Portland Maine Photographers, Cole family, Hersey family, Dyer family, Sawyer family, South Portland Maine history, Cape Elizabeth Maine families, Maine genealogy, H M Smith photographer Portland Maine, Quimby family, Cabinet Cards, Lamson photographer Portland Maine
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Faces from the Past – Plummer-Roberts (& Hunnewell &Mains)
This installment of Faces from the Past examines three final photographs from the Plummer-Roberts album in the Linwood Dyer Collection. The images include a childhood tintype of Nellie (Plummer) Roberts, an unidentified Mary Mains CDV from Portland, and a possible portrait of Mary “Polly” Hunnewell of Scarborough. Each photograph is analyzed for dating, identification, and family context. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Geo E Brown photographer, ferrotype portrait, Linwood Dyer Collection, carte de visite CDV, Nellie Plummer Roberts, Mary Mains, Plummer family, Hunnewell family, Mains family, Sarah Elizabeth Plummer Wright, Roberts family, Scarborough Maine genealogy, Polly Hunnewell
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Faces from the Past – Burnham, Libby, Plummer, Roberts, & Stone
Six photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection provide a glimpse into Scarborough-area families, including Alvin and Nellie (Plummer) Roberts, Daniel and Lydia Plummer, and Seth and Susan (Stone) Plummer. Studio analysis, clothing styles, and documentary research help establish probable dates and identities, further reconnecting these images with their family histories. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged Seth L Plummer, Nellie Plummer Roberts, carte de visite, Daniel W Plummer, Susan Stone Plummer, Lydia Libby Plummer, Alvin C Roberts, Charles Burnham, Linwood Dyer Collection, Cape Elizabeth genealogy, Scarborough Maine history, Maine tintypes, Portland Maine Photographers, E. S. Wormell
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Faces from the Past – Libby, Potter, & Small
Five photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection illuminate members of the Small, Potter, and Libby families, spanning ambrotypes, tintypes, and early 20th-century portraits. Through inscriptions, photographic formats, and family research, these images reconnect individuals to names, dates, and places in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and beyond. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Faces from the Past
Tagged tintype, Portland Maine, Black Point Cemetery, Scarborough Maine, Libby family, Small family, Potter family, Linwood Dyer Collection, Identified Photographs, 19th century photography, historical photographs, ambrotype, Faces from the Past
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