Tag Archives: Scarborough Maine history

Faces from the Past – Burnham, Libby, Plummer, Roberts, & Stone

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Don Taylor

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)

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Don Taylor

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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Faces of the Past: Scarborough High School Memories from the Linwood Dyer Collection (1936–1938)

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Don Taylor

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 →

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