Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
9620	Driftwood Patterns	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Driftwood Patterns Item: 9620    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1915 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 8 black and white close-up photograph of driftwood grain patterns, grey photo with black in corners.
9621	Dead Tree	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Dead Tree Item: 9621    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1914 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 8 black and white photograph of a dead tree with stripped bark. Five branches reaching toward the sky. Large white cloud over top half of photo. Small strip of sea and horizon along very bottom half inch of photo.
9622	Driftwood in Beach Grass	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Driftwood in Beach Grass Item: 9622    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1913 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 6 X 6 black and white photograph of a log of drift wood in lower left corner, surrounded by beach grasses. Highlighted patch of sand or rocks in lower right corner.
9624	Evergreen Bush	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Evergreen Bush Item: 9624    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1911 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of evergreen bush branches. Many small clumps of leaves on the bush. light shadows in background. Mostly grey photo. ‘LaRue Spiker’ written in red pen on back of photo.
9625	Beach Stump	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Beach Stump Item: 9625    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1910 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a stump of driftwood lighted from the right on beach. Rocks in sand and waves on shore in background. Shadow is cast by wood to the left hand side of the photo.
9627	Pitcher Plant	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Pitcher Plant Item: 9627    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1908 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of two flowers of the pitcher plant bending toward the ground. Ground is cropped by bottom of photo. Background is tall thin grasses. Paper attatched to the back, “ The pitcher plant, common to the bogs and marshes of Maine, is an insectivorous plant. The leaves have become modified receptacles for the capture and ingestion of insects enabling the plant to grow in soils otherwise too poor to support it." [show more]
9628	Pitcher Plants	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Pitcher Plants Item: 9628    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1907 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photographs of three flowers of the pitcher plant on tall thin stems. Flowers are round and shiny and petals curl into itself. All heads of flowers facing away from the viewer. Small veined cupped leaves on ground. Background is heavily textured with plant leaves and grasses. Print is on matte paper.
9629	Skunk Cabbage with Fruit	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Skunk Cabbage with Fruit Item: 9629    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1906 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white close-up photograph of skunk cabbage with white rough skinned fruit inside leaves. Closeup of cabbage leaning toward right side of frame. Lighted background.
9631	Skunk Cabbage Opening	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Skunk Cabbage Opening Item: 9631    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1904 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of skunk cabbage with opening leaves. Many twigs and branches in lower and top of picture. Three white areas on left side where tape has removed surface of photo. Paper attatched to back, “ 2. the leaves push through the earth in a pointed sheath and look like this several days after the appearance of the hood. In maturity they are oval and quite large. the fruit, somewhat larger than a golf ball, is fleshy and rough skinned.” [show more]
9633	Maine Fern	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1959	Maine Fern Item: 9633    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1902 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.”
9634	Fern with Seed Stalks	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1959	Fern with Seed Stalks Item: 9634    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1901 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.
10029	Pod-like Plant	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 ca	Pod-like Plant Item: 10029    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1854 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.
10030	Pond Plants	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Pond Plants Item: 10030    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1853 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.
10031	Pitcher Plant	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Pitcher Plant Item: 10031    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1852 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.
10032	Cormorants	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Cormorants Item: 10032    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1851 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.
10033	Young Cormorant	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Young Cormorant Item: 10033    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1850 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.”
10034	Driftwood	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Driftwood Item: 10034    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1849 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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".
10035	Nesting Cormorants	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Nesting Cormorants Item: 10035    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1848 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.”
10043	Gulls	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Gulls Item: 10043    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1840 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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]
9647	Farnsworth Children	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	LaRue Spiker			Farnsworth Children Item: 9647    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1261 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Hulls Cove, Maine Description: Farnsworth children drawing at children’s table. Girl sits alone in rocking chair. Telephone table in background.
10534	Mrs. Martha Cry-Genest	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	LaRue Spiker		c 1970s	Mrs. Martha Cry-Genest Item: 10534    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1290 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: c 1970s Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Mrs. Martha Cyr-Genest (approximately age 70-80) at the College of the Atlantic Fair. Wears black veil on head with white blouse and pliad skirt. Seated underneath cedar tree.
10286	Minturn Post Office	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Minturn Post Office Other, Swans Island	LaRue Spiker		c 1950s	Minturn Post Office Item: 10286    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1536 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Minturn Post Office Other, Swans Island Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: c 1950s Place: Minturn, Swans Island, Maine Description: The Minturn post office - one of three at that time.
10288	Hockamock Head Lighthouse	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Other, Lighthouses Other, Swans Island Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	LaRue Spiker		c 1950s	Hockamock Head Lighthouse Item: 10288    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1534 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Other, Lighthouses Other, Swans Island Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: c 1950s Place: Swans Island, Maine Description: Hockamock Head Lighthouse on Swans Island.
2080	Bion Farnsworth Model	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art Other, Crafts	LaRue Spiker			Bion Farnsworth Model Item: 2080    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1509 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Other, Crafts Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Hulls Cove, Maine Description: Bion Farnsworth’s model schooner.
10320	Isleford Museum Entrance	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Interior	LaRue Spiker			Isleford Museum Entrance Item: 10320    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1481.a-b Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Interior Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Islesford, Maine Description: Inside the entrance at the Isleford Museum. Caption from back read, “The Islesford Museum contains a fine collection of early documents and memorabilia of the settlement of the Maine coast." Picture looks like top cut off

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