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Bass Harbor Marsh Goldenrod
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Bar Harbor Marsh
Bass Harbor Marsh Goldenrod
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 4 black and white photograph. Three stalks of goldenrod rise from bottom of frame toward top right corner. Four bunches of bloom . Tall dark grasses in foreground with water in midground and land and trees in upper background. Paper attatched to back, “ Marsh goldenrod is a partiuclarly luscious and beautiful form of this species.” Writing in pen on back of photo, “luscious goldenrod--- Bar Hbr. Marsh--- Salt Marsh --- La Rue Spiker.” [show more]
Sea Collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, shells
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Sea Collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph. One white sand dollar, one sea urchin, one small starfish, one large starfish arranged in grouping on sand. Shadows being cast toward left side of photo. Largest starfish has tip of arm cropped by right side of photo frame.
Sea Collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, shells
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Sea Collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph. Two starfish, one white sand dollar, two sea urchins are arranged on the sand. Arrangement in center of photo, Largest starfish lies toward right side of frame with outstreatching arm being cropped by right side of photo.
Seashells
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, shells
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Seashells
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph. Ten shells arranged in middle of black cloth. Three of the shells are arranged on a raised rectangle placed under the cloth. Shells are in the center of photo toward right side of frame. Out of focus patch of grass in upper left corner.
Seashell
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, shells
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Seashell
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph. White Shell in upper center of photo on black cloth. Top of Shell is cropped by photo frame. Shell is broken showing inside chambers.
Pelicans
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Photo Courtesy Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commision.
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Pelicans
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pelican in upper center of photograph with two birds in fight on either side of Pelican. Bare tree trunks and branches along bottom half of photo with other birds perched among branches. Sky with some clouds in background. Paper attached to back, “Mike thought the pelican was an odd bird. It also looked sad. (Photo courtesy Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.)”
Moss Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Moss Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph. Close up of ball moss on tree limb. Moss is in center of photo. Grey and white background.
Spanish Moss
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Spanish Moss
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 2.5 black and white photograph. Close up of hanging Spanish moss. Highlighted moss
Moss Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Moss Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black and white 3.5 X 3.5 photograph of close up of ball moss on tree trunk. Trunk of tree on right hand side of photograph with two branches protruding toward left side of photo. Moss in lower right corner.
Pine Needles
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Florida
Pine Needles
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black and white 3.5 X 3.5 photograph of pine needles on tree limb with close up of ball moss in bottom left hand corner.
Bird house and fountain
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Bird house and fountain
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bird house and fountain at the Parakeet sanctuary.
Parakeet Sanctuary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parakeet Sanctuary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bird house at the Parakeet sanctuary.
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
Description:
Large tree with sign advertising for milk. Sign at base of the trunk reading, “Old Cottonwood tree landmark 1936.”
Parakeets
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parakeets
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Close up of parakeet cages at the Parakeet sanctuary.
Parakeet City
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parakeet City
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Donation box and sign at the Parakeet Sanctuary which reads, “This Parakeet Sanctuary is in memory of Tony Shank Nov. 25, 1959 who devoted his time and energy for the development of ‘Parakeet City’ Donations for bird sees appreciated.”
Parakeets
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parakeets
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Parakeets in cage at the Parakeet Sanctuary.
Parkeet house
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parkeet house
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Close up of parakeet house in the Parakeet Sanctuary.
Parakeet house
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parakeet house
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Parakeet house in the Parakeet Sanctuary.
Parakeet House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parakeet House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Parakeet house.
Parakeet House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1960
  • Florida
Parakeet House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Parakeet house in the Parakeet Sanctuary.
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
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
Description:
U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge sign on stone wall.
Woman with Dog at Rocky Beach
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Woman with Dog at Rocky Beach
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
LaRue Spiker’s friend with pet cocker spaniel on rocky beach.
LaRue Spiker and her Camping Trailer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Unknown
LaRue Spiker and her Camping Trailer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Larue Spiker with pet cocker spaniel outside camping trailer.
Man with Dogs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Man with Dogs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown bearded man with Sugarloaf Moutain T-shirt holds springer spanial puppy and golden retriever.