Tag Archives: Nellie Plummer Roberts

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

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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

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Faces from the Past – Hunnewell & Plummer Family Portraits (1860s–1880s)

Six 19th-century portraits from the album of Nellie Plummer Roberts preserve the likenesses of Lucy Hunnewell Libby, Marietta “Mettie” Hunnewell Small, and Seth L. Plummer of Scarborough, Maine. Studio imprints, fashion details, and known birth dates allow these tintypes and cartes de visite to be securely dated from the Civil War era through the mid-1880s. Continue reading

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