Shells on the Sand
Object ID:
998.1980.3085.1946
Catalog:
Photos
Title:
Shells on the Sand
Subject:
Description:
8 X 10 black and white photograph of nine shells arranged in the sun on the sand. Three larger shells near to bottom of photo. Paper attatched to back, “ Each species of snail produces a shell distinctive in size shape color, and texture; but the basic method of manufacturing the shell is similar in all species. Common names for species vary. Most people recognize the big shell at the top as a Tulip Shell. Second row from the top, left to right; Old Maid’s Curl, Cone, Chestnut Turban, and Left-Handed Whelk; small one in center is a Dislocated Auger; bottom row, left to right: Lace Murex, Shark’s Eye, and Paper Fig.
Creator:
Spiker, LaRue
Place:
Date:
1960 c.
Collection:
LaRue Spiker Collection
PastPerfect:
Citation
Spiker, LaRue, “Shells on the Sand,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed November 2, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/9232.Item 9598