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Woman with Newspaper Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, family and Friends People	Spiker, LaRue	1957	Maine	Woman with Newspaper Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9546 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, family and Friends People Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1957 Place: Maine Description: 3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph of an older woman sitting in chair is wearing a flowered dress and reading a newspaper. Wood panneling behind woman and identical chair on the left. Curtained window in center of photo. Has glasses on. Ceramic Elephant with up raised trunk on shelf in uppermost right corner. Writting on back, “ We had the lamp on , and I think it should not have been.”
Man with Snow Shovel Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, family and Friends People	Spiker, LaRue	1956, March	Maine	Man with Snow Shovel Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9547 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, family and Friends People Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1956, March Place: Maine Description: 3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph of a man in middle of picture in walkway, standing with shovel in his right hand. Snow is on ground and two houses on either side of man. Man is wearing brimmed hat and glasses. Black jacket and slacks. ‘1957’ written on back.
Beagle 'Little Waif" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Animals, Dogs Other, Pets	Spiker, LaRue	1959 c.	Maine, MDI, Southwset Harbor	Beagle 'Little Waif" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9563 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Dogs Other, Pets Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1959 c. Place: Maine, MDI, Southwset Harbor Description: 3 X 3 black and white photograph of a beagle sitting in grass in front of tire of vehicle with two front paws supporting body. Facing ahead and to left. (May be pregnant? ) Writing on back, “Species: Qu’est-que c’est que ca. Breed: Little Fright, Name: Little Waif , Source: The god, who sees the sparrow fall and does nothing about it, knows. Future: I’m afraid I’m stuck. Weak minded, 1959-60.” The LaRue Spiker Collection
Southern Forest Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1959	Florida	Southern Forest Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9632 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1959 Place: Florida Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a forest floor with fallen leaves and debris. Tall trees with straight trunks and palm leaves throughout background. Ferns on left and right sides on photo. Paper on back, “ The cover of this section of bay was primarily palmetto and fern with some loblolly bay (a member of the tea family) mixed in.
Maine Fern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1959	Maine	Maine Fern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9633 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1959 Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a single stemed fern with five leaves coming off stem in center of photo. Leaves are lighted background is dark with other plants. Back of photo, ‘ December 1959, Frontier’s Zinc H7, 3” wide 2.5” deep.”
Fern with Seed Stalks Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1959	Maine	Fern with Seed Stalks Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9634 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1959 Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a large fern in middle with all leaves pointing upwards. Large seed stalks in center of fern. All values of photo are of equall light and shadow.
Unidentified Air Plant Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1958	Florida	Unidentified Air Plant Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9986 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1958 Place: Florida Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a small spider-like air plant attatched to large tree trunk. Writing on back, “ La Rue Spiker, Route 1, Box 14C, Bar Harbor, Maine.” Paper attatched to back, “ 7. Dark green and graceful, this species is decidedly less comon. Even the experts have difficulty in identifying some specits when they are not in bloom.” Second attatchment, “ Note: the botanist at the Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, Florida identified this species for me as T. juncea. Later a botanist friend in Philadelphia questioned this identification. Therefore, I sent a copy of the photo to Mulford Foster at Orlando. He Stated : “Most definately the plant is not T. juncea.....Without the plant showing an inflorescence I would not wish to make any identification....” [show more]
Pineapple Air Plant, T. Utriculata Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1958	Florida	Pineapple Air Plant, T. Utriculata Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9987 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1958 Place: Florida Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a pineapple air plant attatched to base of trunk on tree. Tree in woods surrounded by other trees. Plant has tall stalk of dark flowers. Writing on back of photo, “ Corkscrew, 1958, LaRue Spiker, Route 1, Box 14c, Bar Harbor, Maine. Paper attatched to back, “ 3. A ‘pineapple air plant’ which had bloomed on the trunk of a small cypress tree. This species, Tillandsia utriculata, requires five or six years to mature, blooms but once then dies. It belongs to the same botanical genus as Spanish moss.” [show more]
Common Air Pine, T. fasciculata Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1958	Florida	Common Air Pine, T. fasciculata Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9988 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1958 Place: Florida Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of the common air pine (T. fasciculata). Marked on back of photo: "Highland Hammock, 1958, LaRue Spiker, Route 1, Box 14c, Bar Harbor Maine.” Paper attatched to back, “ 5. The "common air pine" (T. fasciculata) in a freak location on the ground. This plant is epiphytic and normaly grows fastened to the trunks or branches of trees by stout woody little roots without absorptive power. The plant manufactures its food from gases and moisture absorbed from the air by its leaves; roots serve only for support and anchorage. Note bud of flower stalk in upper center.” [show more]
Air Plant, T. tenufolia Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1958	Florida	Air Plant, T. tenufolia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9989 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1958 Place: Florida Description: 8 X 10 black and white close-up photograph of tree trunk with wiry air plant on side of trunk. Trunk takes up half of frame, grey background. Wrighting on back of photo, “Highland Hommock, 1958, LaRue Spiker, Route 1, Box 14c, Bar Harbor Maine.” Paper attatched to back, “ 6. One of the least spectacular of the Tillandsia, the “ grass air plant” (T. tenuifolia) does resemble a clump of grass with delusions of grandeur regarding its habitat. This species thrives in shady locations. Its deep green leaves are sometimes heavily tinged with dark red; the small blue flowers are borne on a stem six to twelve inches long.” [show more]
Air Plant, T. utriculata Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue	1959	Florida	Air Plant, T. utriculata Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9990 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1959 Place: Florida Description: 8 X 10 black and white photo of large air plant growing on a tree trunk with other palms behind tree that are highlighted. Paper on back, “ 4. An immature T. utriculata. Water collects at the base of the leaves, and the tiny resevoirs which result sometimes become the home of insects, little green frogs, and small aquatic plants.” Wrighting on back of photo, “ La Rue Spiker, Routel, Box 14C, Bar Harbor, Maine, Feb. 1959 Frontiers.”
Old Cottonwood Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature	LaRue Spiker	c 1959		Old Cottonwood Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10277 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1959 Description: Large tree with sign advertising for milk. Sign at base of the trunk reading, “Old Cottonwood tree landmark 1936.”
Minturn Post Office Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Minturn Post Office Other, Swans Island	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Minturn, Swans Island, Maine	Minturn Post Office Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10286 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Minturn Post Office Other, Swans Island Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Minturn, Swans Island, Maine Description: The Minturn post office - one of three at that time.
Hockamock Head Lighthouse Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Other, Lighthouses Other, Swans Island Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Swans Island, Maine	Hockamock Head Lighthouse Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10288 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Other, Lighthouses Other, Swans Island Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Swans Island, Maine Description: Hockamock Head Lighthouse on Swans Island.
Patuxent Research Refuge Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s		Patuxent Research Refuge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10289 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Description: Entrance to Patuxent Research Refuge. Sign on stone wall, “U.S. Department of the Interior Patuxent Research Refuge”
Fish and Wildlife Refuge Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s		Fish and Wildlife Refuge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10290 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Description: U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge sign on stone wall.
Understanding Wildlife Disease Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Science	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s		Understanding Wildlife Disease Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10291 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Science Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Description: Man in white lab coat pointing to a chart entitled "Understanding and Intelligent Manipulation of Wildlife Disease"
Water fountain in Philadelphia Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Water fountain in Philadelphia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10330 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: Statue and water fountain. Two copies, one 3x5, one 8.5x11
At the museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art People	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	At the museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10334 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art People Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: People looking at artwork in a museum. Two copies, one 8x10, one 3x5
Iron gate in Philadelphia Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, building People	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Iron gate in Philadelphia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10333 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, building People Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: Decorative iron gate outside courtyard of brick building. Two copies one 8x10, one 3x5
Statue entitled Social Conciousness Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Statue entitled Social Conciousness Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10331 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: Statue entitled Social Conciousness Two copies, one 8.5x11, one 3x5
American Dredging Company Crane Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Industry - Construction	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	American Dredging Company Crane Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10329 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Industry - Construction Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: Close up of American Dredging Company crane. Two copies, one 3x5, one 8.5x11
Naval Ship Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Transportaion - Maritime	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Naval Ship Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10328 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Transportaion - Maritime Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: Naval ship sailing down river. Two Copies, one 3x5, one 8.5x11
Rittenhouse Square Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Recreation	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Rittenhouse Square Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10292 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Recreation Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: People looking at and sitting near a fountain in a park. Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.
Fountain in a park Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Recreation	LaRue Spiker	c 1950s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Fountain in a park Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10293 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Recreation Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1950s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description: People looking at a fountain in a park. Children playing with the water. Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.

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