Description: 8 X 10 black and white close up photograph of a pelican in center of photo, facing to the left. Pelican in middle of leafy branches.Credit Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of many pelicans perched on branches facing forward. One out of focus pelican in flight in center of photo. Other white birds along bottom of photo. Credit Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of pelicans, One pelican in sharp focus in the upper center of photo, Two birds in flight on either side of the Pelican in the Background. Tree limbs and leaves in the bottom of the photo. Other birds in the bottom of the photo. Credit Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of skunk cabbage. Plants resemble cupped hands and are bending in towards each other. White spots are on the suface of each plant. Dirt and grass surround the plants. Writing on back, “ The skunk cabbage-item 70%.”
Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of two new fern plants with opening leaves. Plants are in front of a piece of wooden log. The plant furthest left is casting a shadow on the bottom of the log. There is dark moss in the forground at the bottom of frame.
Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a gravel road lined with palm trees and tropical foliage. Large tree on left side in foreground, with long branch extending from middle of left side of photo to the upper right corner. Paper attatched to back, “ Not all of that mecca for wintering Yankees is surf and shining sand; interior Florida is equally interesting. The sub-tropical forest shown here is part of the Highland’s Hammock State park. There are trailering facilities in the park and in nearby Sebring. LeRue Spiker % Gilbert, 2037 Walnut St. Phila 3, Penna. “ [show more]
Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a Florida wetland. Body of water in lower part of image with palm tree in center of picture extending out over water. Long spanish moss on trees in foreground on right side of picture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Photo Courtesy Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commision.
Collection:
LaRue Spiker Collection
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.)”
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.
Description: Donation box and sign at the Parakeet Sanctuary which reads, “This Parakeet Sanctuary is in memory of Tony Shank Nov. 25, 1959 who devoted his time and energy for the development of ‘Parakeet City’ Donations for bird sees appreciated.”