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  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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Dead Tree
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine, MDI
Dead Tree
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of a dead tree, stripped of bark. Top of tree is curving toward ground. Background is in focus and contains many leaves and othe trees. Writing on back,” This evidence, item, sec.II p.4, 2 col.”
Catkins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Southwest Harbor, ME
Catkins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 5 black and white photograph of catkins on atree branch extending from right side of photo to left. Catkins are hanging in bunches that resemble fur tails. Three or four catkins to each end of the branch. Background is grey and out of focus.
Sculpture at Seawall
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine, MDI, Seawall
Sculpture at Seawall
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4.5 X 7 black and white photograph of a large gnarled tree trunk with bark striped off. Trunk is highlighted against black background. Writing on back of photo, “ Sculpture at Seawall.”
Sea Star
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960 ca
  • Maine, MDI
Sea Star
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of a single sea star turned upside down on a plank of wood.
Pod-like Plant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960 ca
  • Maine
Pod-like Plant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 5 black and white photograph of two dark pod-like plants. Like upright cupped hands. Plants have light colored spots all over exterior. Plants on ground, photo taken from above.
Pond Plants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Pond Plants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photo of pond with water plants sticking up in middle. Horizontal Format. Many grasses are under water and small water lily leaves are clustered in foreground. Dark reflections on water in upper left hand side of photo.
Pitcher Plant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Pitcher Plant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 7 black and white photograph of a pitcher plant with two flowers (Vertical Format). Flowers resemble orchids and have long steams with veined leaves on ground.
Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 6 black and white photograph of many cormorant birds among twigs and branches. Large out of focus bird in foreground facing camera with puffed up throat. Many silhouettes of birds along horizon line and birds in air in upper left side of photo.
Young Cormorant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Young Cormorant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 5.5 black and white close up photograph of a baby cormorant. Black bird with white throat. Bird is looking up and facing the camera, beak slightly open. Surrounded by twigs and branches. Paper on back, “ Even babies too small to retreat tried to protect themselves with a horrendous bluff. Swelling up the naked orangish colored pouch beneath the chin, they clicked their bills rapidly at the intruders.”
Driftwood
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Driftwood
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4.5 X 4.5 black and white photograph of driftwood. Four large branches extending from base of photo and reaching toward sky. Clouds in sky and small bit of horizon line at very bottom of photo. Paper attatched to back, “ Near the shore a piece of drift wood seems to lift its arms as if in wonder for the beauty of the place.” On back of photograph: "Wonderland".
Nesting Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Nesting Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 6 black and white photograph of a field of baby cormorant birds. Black birds dotted among nests of white twigs and grasses. Mountains of MDI in background. One bird in flight toward right hand side of mountain. Paper on back, “ the nests were so closely placed that from a distance it looked as if you couldn’t have laid a pencil between them.”
Gulls
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Gulls
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 4 black and white photograph. Two Birds in nest. Young, black, without feathers and white throats. First bird is looking up and straight at camera, second bird is in profile facing to the right of photo. They are in a nest of white twigs. Writing on back, “ May 5, Gulls, deB Croff, 1, reb LaRue Spiker, Southwest Harbor.” Paper attatched to back, “ When hatched the nestlings are naked but they soon develop a coarse black down over the rough ashy-black skin.” The LaRue Spiker Collection [show more]
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.
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.