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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 Identifier: mdihs-10022 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine, MDI 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 Identifier: mdihs-10023 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Southwest Harbor, ME 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 Identifier: mdihs-10024 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine, MDI, Seawall 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 Identifier: mdihs-10025 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960 ca Place: Maine, MDI 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 Identifier: mdihs-10029 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960 ca Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10030 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10031 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10032 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10033 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10034 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10035 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10043 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine 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 Identifier: mdihs-10050 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Bar Harbor Marsh 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 Identifier: mdihs-10051 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Other, shells Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10052 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Other, shells Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10053 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Other, shells Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10054 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Other, shells Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10055 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Photo Courtesy Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commision. Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10056 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10057 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10058 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10059 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10274 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Other, Building Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1960 Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10275 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Other, Building Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1960 Place: Florida 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 Identifier: mdihs-10279 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: c 1960 Place: Florida Description: Close up of parakeet cages at the Parakeet sanctuary.

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