Tag Archives: Portland History
Faces from the Past – Hinkley, & Kinney
In this installment of Faces from the Past, I examine five identified portraits and six unidentified photographs from the Hinkley Family Photographs album in the Linwood Dyer Collection. Spanning roughly forty years of Hinkley and Kinney family history. These images offer a glimpse into the lives of two interconnected Portland-area families. Among the portraits: a young soldier photographed for his sister just weeks after America entered the First World War, two little sisters sharing a book at a parlor table, and a pair of confident young women on the eve of their futures. Do you recognize any of the unidentified faces? Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, Maine History, Linwood Dyer Collection, Hinkley Family Album, Faces from the Past
Tagged Lamson Studio, Portland Maine, Graduation Portrait, 1920s, Hinkley family, Scarborough Historical Society, Jordan Studio, Prindle family, Family History, Great Depression, Margaret Kinney, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I, Unidentified Photographs, Louise Kinney, Kinney Family, Antique Photographs, cabinet card, Frances Hinkley, Scarborough Maine, Portland Press Herald, Philip Hinkley, Frances Dana Jordan, Women's History, Maine History, Eleanor Hinkley, Military History, historical photographs, Waynflete School, Portland History, Faces from the Past, 1910s, Maine genealogy, Cumberland County Maine, Genealogy, 1930s, 1890s
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Faces from the Past – Portland Boys as French Soldiers
A remarkable photograph from the Linwood Dyer Collection shows Portland boys dressed as French soldiers during a patriotic vaudeville program held at Burnham Gymnasium on April 1, 1916. The event raised funds for French war relief during World War I and featured performances by dozens of Portland children. Continue reading
Posted in Maine History, Linwood Dyer Collection, Military History/Conflicts, History, Faces from the Past
Tagged William Cobb, John Verrill, Edward Marshall, Frederick Gignoux, 1916, Portland History, Children's Pageants, Great War, French War Relief, Portland Maine, Tisdale Photographer, World War I, Burnham Gymnasium, Marianne, Richard Payson, Walter McClintock
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Faces from the Past – The Portland Men’s Singing Club at Poland Spring (1919)
A remarkable 1919 panoramic photograph shows members of the Portland Men’s Singing Club and their guests gathered at Poland Spring, Maine. Taken just months after the end of World War I, the image captures a moment of renewed civic life and fellowship. Can you help identify the individuals in this historic group photograph? Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Poland Spring Maine, Poland Spring House, Portland Mens Singing Club, Portland civic organizations, Maine social clubs, 1919 Maine, T H Merritt photographer, panoramic photograph, Portland Maine History, historic group photograph, Maine music history, Portland History, Maine choral societies
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Faces & Places From the Past – Libby, Merrill, Young, and Portland Construction
Four historic photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection reveal Scarborough residents, a 1920s vaudeville performer, and a Portland landmark in transition, carefully researched and dated by the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading
Posted in Linwood Dyer Collection, Maine History, Faces from the Past, Vaudeville
Tagged Portland History
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Faces from the Past – Goddard, Mottram, Pendexter, & Simpson
Explore four portraits from the Scarborough Historical Society’s photo archives—Harold Pendexter, Richard Mottram, Jean Goddard, and Sally Jean Simpson—captured by Portland’s Loring Studio and Vantine’s Studio between 1947 and 1973. Don Taylor traces their high school roots and family connections through Deering, Portland, and Westbrook yearbooks. Continue reading
Posted in Scarborough Historical Society and Museum, High School Yearbooks, Maine History, Faces from the Past
Tagged Loring Studio, Portland Maine, Vantine’s Studio, Jean Goddard, Harold Pendexter, Sally Jean Simpson, Deering High School, Richard Mottram, yearbook photos, Portland High School, 1970s, 1950s, Portland History, 1960s, Maine High Schools, Westbrook High School
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