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You searched for: Date: 1950sType: Image
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
10322Photo of painting in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Photo of Modern Painting of nude man
10323Independence Hall Tower
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Architecture
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Tower on Independence Hall
10324Philadelphia from on high
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Looking down at Philadelphia street from high building. Photo does not fill all 8*10
10325Liberty Bell
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
The Liberty Bell
10326Independence Hall
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Architecture
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Looking down street to Independence Hall.
10327Pretxel vendor
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, industry - Food
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Vendor selling pretzels. Two Copies, one 3x5, one 8.5x11
10306Naval ship in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Maritime
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Naval ship sailing down river toward bridge.
10332Bench in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Interior
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Inside Independence Hall? or other “state” building. Tow copies, one 3x5, one 8.5x11
5401City street under a bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Man sitting on bench at newsstand. People walking along cobblestone street under bridge. “Preston” truck passing by. Two Copies, one 8.5 x11, one 3x5
10335Open air market in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
People looking over food at an open air market. Slightly out of focus
10336Betsey Ross Home Philadelphia by LaRue Spiker
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
People on the sidewalk outside the home of Betsy Ross home Philadelphia Three copies of this photo. One 8x10, one 5x7, one 3x5
9640Fishing Village
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Other, industry - Fishing
  • Unknown
  • 1958
Description:
Fishing village on the Maine Coast. May be a Maine Publicity Bureau Photo.
10369Holding a Lobster by LaRue Spiker
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Industry - Fishing
  • Other, buildings
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Unknown teenage girls holding lobster given to them by a fisherman at the dock. Maine News Service Photo. Paper stapled to photo read, “You pick’em out yourself when you are lobster-hungry in Maine. A Maine lobster, fresh from the clean northern Atlantic, is a taste thrill beyond compare.”
10811Publicity photo
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, industry - Fishing
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1958
Description:
Publicity photo for Maine. Caption reads, "These two young fellows watch with interst for they know from previous visits just how good a lobster dinner can be". Unknown people
10467LaRue Spiker
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1950s
Description:
LaRue Spiker standing in a an empty Sand Beach parking lot. Beehive mountain in the distance.
10508Gloucester 1957
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1957
Description:
Unknown woman leaning on large rock.
7154Construction of the largest dragger by tonnage series
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1952
Description:
This fourth in the building series is a view of the inside construction. Significant progress has been made in this photo from the third in the series. Temporary braces are holding the framing in place.
7155Construction of the largest dragger by tonnage series
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1952
Description:
This is the third in the series depicting the construction of the largest dragger by tonnage. It looks like it's the shaping of the keel and there are four curved pieces of wood in place, the frames.
7156Construction of "largest dragger by tonnage"
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1953
Description:
This photo is one of a series depicting the steps of constructing the largest dragger by tonnage. In this picture, there is a crane to the left and the bow of the "Silas McLoon" on the right. Ralph Stanley said the Silas McLoon was a wet well lobster smack. Her hold was full of holes so they kept the lobsters in water. Silas was bought by Beal and Bunker in the 1950's. They plugged up all the holes and used her to carry hake which they bought at Cranberry Island and took the hake to Vinalhaven to the canning factory. Buster Rice of Cranberry Island was Captain at that time. This was about 1953. [show more]
8979Bar Harbor Bank, ca. 1958
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 1958
Description:
A black and white photograph of the Bar Harbor Bank, Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1958 Found in the plans of Robert W. Patterson and probably taken by Patterson in conjunction with his plans for renovations of the parking area and signs
11176Women and Men Socializing at an Event
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1953
Description:
Tow copies of 5X7 black and white photograph of women and men socializing at an event. On the table are name tags, drinks, an ashtray and a paper star with "1953" written on it. Identifications per May 2011 "Mystery Photographs": L to R- unknown, Muriel Staples Rich, unknown, Betty Rice King, Elizabeth Emerson Kelley. Two copies of this photo
10886Bay Pines Trailer
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1953
Description:
A 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 Black and White of A Bay Pines Trailer. The photo was taken in St. Petersburg Florida on 3 January ,1953.
10901Suburban House
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1953
Description:
A 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 black and white photograph dated July 1953 of a two story house. There is an unknown woman sitting on the porch, and there is a car parked in front of the house. There are three trees in the photo. One in front, one to the right of the house and one to the left of the house. A 3 x 3 black and white photograph was also taken of the house. However, there are no trees in front of the house.
11237B&W photograph of a young boy seated in an Adirondack chair with a dog,1950
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • May 1950
Description:
Black and white photo of a young boy seated in and Adirondack chair with a dog. Notation on back of photo reads: Freddie read for school May 1950
11235B&W photograph of three women standing outside in front of a house, 1951
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1951
Description:
Black and white photo of three women standing outside with a house in the background. Notation on back of photo reads Mother's Day 1951 From Pink Robinsons Drugstore envelope in file Spiker Family Friends Personae