Description: Black and white studio graduation photograph of LaRue Spiker aged 13. She wears a white dress with ribbon around her hips. She as a corsage on her right shoulder. She has a short bob haircut and holds a scroll. She is seated on a box. The photo is mounted in a green cardboard frame stamped Bobbitt Bushnell. Caption on the back reads: LaRue Spiker, 8th Grade, May 1926, Age 13
Description: Two black and white photograph of LaRue Spiker aged 18 months mounted to grey construction paper. The bottom photo has a lock of hair tied to it. She is wearing a long black coat. There is a man crouched next to her looking at her with his hand in front of her. The second photo is of LaRue behind a box or maybe a carriage step rock in the yard. There is a house behind her with an elevated wooden walkway. Caption on the back reads: LaRue 18 months, Nov 1913 [show more]
Description: Bass Harbor Lighthouse in winter as seen from walking down the path from the parkinglot. Lighthouse is surronded by about 2-3 feet of snow. Dog walks down the path towards the lighthouse
Description: Photograph of Southwest Harbor High School women's basketball team in 1914. Top row: Mrs. Lena Clark Eagan; Mrs. Lena Norwood Mitchell; Middle row: Mrs. Helen Mayo King; Bottom row: Mrs. Winifred Carroll Pottle; Mrs. Emma Holmes Deininger
Description: Photo of woman standing outside, in garden, next to pillar, holding flowers in her hands at her waist. Wears dark dress that fades into background, white lace embellishment at neckline and cuffs, also string of white beads/pearls. Dark hair pulled back. Inscription on back reads, “To my dear friends from Annie E. Rutherford.” Small 1920 annual calendar, in folder that has title: "Forget me Not", attached to photo casing. Photo copy. Ribbon tied at top of card. [show more]
Description: Portrait of woman taken from the shoulders up. Woman has dark wavy hair, twisted up into bun worn on top of head, can see hairpin just slightly. Wears beaded choker-length necklace, lacy top, light jacket with button detailing along lapels. Also wears brooch at neckline. Inscription on casing reads “Merry Christmas! 1914”
Description: Picture of the Candage Store in Seal Harbor, 1918. Recieved as a donation from Kennebec Historical Society. Picture was purchased at auction, donated to KHS, but later identified as a photograph of Seal Harbor.
Description: Postcard. View of Stanley dock from the land. “Stanley Dock, Cranberry Island, ME 142” in white letters across front of card. No postmark. “Aug 19, 1912. Dear Elsie - I will fix your dress but would like to see it on you before I finish it. You can send it over by Arthur and I will [take this].” Addressed to Miss Elsie Stanley, Isleford, Maine. No postmark or postage stamp.
Description: Sidney (aka Sidney) Chadwick Hamor Bunker with daughter Julia Bunker Spurling at home ca. 1915. Donor states: "This picture of the Bloom house was taken early 1900s; date is determined by the gravestones of the two ladies on the front porch. On the left is Sydney Hamor Bunker, wife of Warren Bunker, and mother of Julia Bunker Spurling on the right. Julia was the mother of Joseph Elwood Spurling...."