Description: Ellie Wood, “Gran Walter’s Niece”. Woman age 30-40. Hair Pulled back loosely over head to back. Bangs curled around forehead. White dress/blouse no buttons on front. Embroidered across fronts. Small folds sewn to make several lines from shoulder about 1/3 down bodice. High collar with lace edge. Upper torso only. Probably a cabinet card but the frame is no longer with the photo.
Description: Young man in 20s. Straight hair brushed back with hair oil. Hair parted in middle. Wears dark jacket, white shirt with light colored tie, dark stripes. Calling card attached with cellophane tape reads E. Ashley Walter.
Description: 3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph of older woman with short hair wearing dress patterned with bricks and flowers, large beaded necklace, carrying white purse on arm. Stands in front of white house. Writing on back, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.’ I look so big” This may be LaRue Spiker’ s Mother, Grace Spiker.
Description: Horses hitched to buckboards along street. Men sit in carriages or stand next to them. To the left are grass squares and saplings. Across street three large buildings. Middle building holds R.F. Suminsby, smaller builing next door, sign read [----] Stevens. Stamped on back with LaRue Spiker, P O Box 625, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679. "Auto War" in red crayon
Description: Five horses and buggies lined up outside hotel. Three porters on steps of covered porch. Three story claboard building with thirteen windows (visible) across second story. White curtains in every window. On back: Stamp of laRue Spiker P O Box 625, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 "No person shall allow--
Description: Lucy Pray age 4-7. Stands next to wicker seat in photographers studio. Wears hair down with curled ends and bands over forhead. White knee length dress with lace on cuffs and collar. Lace also forms “V” over bodice. Cut work and embroiderd on hem. Black stockings and high button boots. Marked “P.C. Tuttle, Belfat, Me.” on bottom.
Description: Lucie Pray age 3-5. Hair shoulder length with short bangs, Wears long white dress. Ring on right hand. Seared in chair which is draped with dark fabric. Chair turned sideways girls looks over back of chair.
Description: Outside Farnsworth boat shed. Man reaching from stern of small boat with a hook bringing a boat which has just been lauched under control.
Description: Looking down a narrow coblestone street. Town houses on each side. A train passes at the end of the street. This may be Philadelphia where LaRue lived for a short time. One picture is 8x10, the second copy is 3x5