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1910 Front Beach, Life Guard, “Back O Beyond” – the first house on beach
Note life guard and skiff. James M Farr built BOB so he could go swimming every morning (Anne Farr-Bartol). A few other homes on the...
1910ca PNCC, tennis players and audience
zoom in to see people on porch. Note lady serving on right. Great fashion shot!
1910ca Scarborough Trolley at Dunstan
"Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity came to...
1912 Merrick, Hinckley, Farr, White children at the beach
From left: Anne Merrick, Peggy Hinckley (Parker), Anne Farr (Bartol), Tertius (a.k.a. James Farr), Erskine White at the beach in 1912.
1912-04-15 Ship Titanic (Prouts Neck Song Book)
Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue, And they thought they had a ship that the water would never leak through,...
1915-01-20 Fish Bait Not Available for Arthur Homer
Letter from Lord Brothers Co. in Portland to Arthur Benson Homer, 1915 regarding fishing bait - Salt Cod Cheeks.
1915ca Anne Farr, Lucy C. Farr, and Catherine C. Farr
From left: Anne Farr (Bartol)with her mother Lucy Cheyney Farr, and her grandmother Catherine Cheyney Farr. Anne was in the International Red Cross during World...
1915ca Anne Griffin on top of the Frank Moss house
Jocelyn Farr took this photo on top of the roof of the Frank Moss house around 1915. "Bartol Corner" where Jocelyn stayed with her family...
1918 Smith Class of 1921, Peggy Hinkley(Parker) center with tie, Sally Sprague seated in front of her
A photo taken in October 1918 of a group of classmates of Smith College Class of 1921. Margaret (Peggy) Hinckley Parker is seated in the...
1918-07 PNCC WWI Nurse Training Volunteer (front)
During World War One, Prouts residents helped with the war effort by training to give first aid.
1918ca James M. Farr chaplain WWI
James M. Farr was a First Lieutenant and chaplain in the 3rd Pennsylvania Field Artillery starting in 1911, and was later part of the foreign...
2015-06-08 Homer Plaque and Sanctuary
In appreciation of the generosity of CHARLES SAVAGE HOMER 1834-1917, who gave these woods to the people of Prouts Neck and of the genius of...
2015-06-08 Homer Plaque in Sanctuary
In appreciation of the generosity of CHARLES SAVAGE HOMER 1834-1917, who gave these woods to the people of Prouts Neck and of the genius of...
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