Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
9637	Florida Wetland	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Florida Wetland Item: 9637    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1898 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Date: 1960 c. Place: Florida 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.
9536	Flowering Bush	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1957	Flowering Bush Item: 9536    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2008 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1957 Place: Florida Description: 3.25 X 3.25 color photograph of a pink flowering bush next to tree trunk wrapped in vine with orange flowers. Low green bush on ground to right of tree. Yellow and green striped awning to right of tree trunk too. Telephone wires in sky of picture.
10026	Indian Pipe Plants	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1982	Indian Pipe Plants Item: 10026    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1857 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1982 Place: Maine, MDI Description: 5 X 7 color photograph of 10 white Indian Pipe plants close to ground in cluster with rocks and brown needles on ground. Plants have bell like flowers that hang down toward the ground. Tallest flower is cropped by top of photo.
10046	Lady's Slippers	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960-1970s	Lady's Slippers Item: 10046    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1837 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960-1970s Place: Maine, MDI Description: 4 X 4.25 black and white photograph. Three Lady’s Slipper blooms, white against black background. Large leaves of plant cropped at bottom of photo. Flower farthest left most visible, Second bloom is highlighted, stem is in shadow. Third bloom is facing away from viewer. Writing on back, “ 3 pix, 3 late June, pink mocassin, Spiker.”
10028	Landscape with Red Bushes	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1982	Landscape with Red Bushes Item: 10028    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1855 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1982 Place: Maine, MDI Description: 5 X 7 color photograph of landscape with red bushes, possibly blueberry bushes, in foreground, Golden grasses and yellow and green trees near horizon, Faint blue mountains in the background, under a grey sky with white clouds. Horizontal format.
9537	Lemon Tree	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1957	Lemon Tree Item: 9537    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2007 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1957 Place: Florida Description: 3.25 X 2.35 color photograph of a tree in midground with many white and yellow flowers. Another tree appears to be in upper right hand corner. Lots of sun in the photo. Grass in foreground. Writting on back, “Lemon Tree.”
12892	Living on the Edge: A Guide to Plants of the seaside and salt marsh and animals and algae of tide pools	Publication, Book	Nature Nature, Plants	Grierson, Ruth Gortner and Thomas F. Vining	V.F. Thomas Co.	2003	Living on the Edge: A Guide to Plants of the seaside and salt marsh and animals and algae of tide pools Item: 12892    Object ID: 005.8.1 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Grierson, Ruth Gortner and Thomas F. Vining Publisher: V.F. Thomas Co. Date: 2003 Description: Describes the habitats (sand, cobbles, salt marsh, tide pools) of the plants and animals found by the sea; includes photographs, Latin names, and descriptions of the plants, algae, and animals.
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.”
10525	Maude Russell	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Plants People	Spiker, LaRue		1970 c.	Maude Russell Item: 10525    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1299 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Plants People Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1970 c. Description: Maude Russell pruning potted plants in greenhouse.
10037	Milkweed	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1980’s	Milkweed Item: 10037    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1846 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1980’s Place: Maine Description: 3 X 5 color photograph in vertical format of milkweed gone to seed. Many pods on one stalk. View from bellow. Against blue sky, Half an inch of wheat field showing at bottom, with two white structures on horizon to left of base of stalk.
10038	Milkweed	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1980's	Milkweed Item: 10038    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1845 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1980's Place: Maine Description: 3 X 5 color photograph in vertical format of milkweed gone to seed. Several golden pods on one stalk against grey-blue sky. Gold wheat along bottom of photo. Milkweed stalk extending from right side of photo.
10013	Milkweed Seeds	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue			Milkweed Seeds Item: 10013    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1870 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Maine, MDI Description: 3.5 X 6 black and white vertical format photograph of milkweek gone to seed. Stalk with many pods whose seeds are taking off in the wind. Sky is grey fading to white at bottom of photo.
10056	Moss Ball	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Moss Ball Item: 10056    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1827 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960s Place: Florida Description: 3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph. Close up of ball moss on tree limb. Moss is in center of photo. Grey and white background.
10020	Mushroom	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Mushroom Item: 10020    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1863 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960s Place: Maine, MDI Description: 4 X 6.25 black and white photograph of a mushroom with shadow being cast to the right of the photo. Small pinecone on ground under mushroom on the right side of photo. Grasses and dirt in background.
9616	Mushroom Closeup	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Mushroom Closeup Item: 9616    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1919 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, MDI Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of tall egg shaped mushrooms with white ruffled outer skin. Two mushrooms in foreground with one out of focus mushroom in background. Dark grass on ground, with rain drops on grass.
10017	Mushroom Closeup	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Mushroom Closeup Item: 10017    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1866 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960s Place: Maine, MDI Description: 3.5 X 6 black and white photograph of a thin mushroom with bell like cap. Cap is white and fuzzy with darker rim along the bottom. Mushroom is in the shorter grass which still has small water droplets on the blades.
10018	Mushrooms	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960s	Mushrooms Item: 10018    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1865 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue SpikerCollection Date: 1960s Place: Maine, MDI Description: 5 X 7 black and white photograph of two white mushrooms against dark grass. Larger mushroom is on left side and smaller one on the right. The caps of the mushrooms have smaller white bumps around rim.
9619	Once There Were Giants	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Once There Were Giants Item: 9619    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1916 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 driftwood tree in midground with main trunk pointing toward left of photo. Sparse grass in foreground with rocks. Dark evergreen trees in background. Writing in back of photo, “ Mag.3 Dec.29 Once there were giants.”
9992	Painted Trillium	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue			Painted Trillium Item: 9992    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1891 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Maine, MDI Description: 4 X 8 black and white photograph of a single painted trillium flower on long stem coming out of the ground. Flower has three white petals and three pointed dark leaves, background is light gray with fallen leaves and grasses.
10007	Painted Trillium	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue			Painted Trillium Item: 10007    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1876 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Maine, MDI Description: 5 X 7 black and white photograph of one painted trillium with three leaves under petals. Bunchberry Dogwoods on the ground surrounding tall flower. Writing on back, “The painted Trillium (WGA)”
9626	Palm Plant with Cones	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1960 c.	Palm Plant with Cones Item: 9626    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1909 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1960 c. Description: 8 X 10 black and white close-up photograph of a base of a palm plant. Leaves grow on stem from ground that has pine cone-like pods in a cluster on lighted grass. Behind the stem of the leaves is darkness. Sky visible on upper left corner.
9987	Pineapple Air Plant, T. Utriculata	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue		1958	Pineapple Air Plant, T. Utriculata Item: 9987    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1896 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1958 Place: Florida Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a pineapple air plant attatched to base of trunk on tree. Tree in woods surrounded by other trees. Plant has tall stalk of dark flowers. Writing on back of photo, “ Corkscrew, 1958, LaRue Spiker, Route 1, Box 14c, Bar Harbor, Maine. Paper attatched to back, “ 3. A ‘pineapple air plant’ which had bloomed on the trunk of a small cypress tree. This species, Tillandsia utriculata, requires five or six years to mature, blooms but once then dies. It belongs to the same botanical genus as Spanish moss.” [show more]
10006	Pink Moccasins	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Plants	Spiker, LaRue			Pink Moccasins Item: 10006    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1877 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Plants Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Maine, MDI Description: 5 X 7 black and white photograph of three pink moccasin flowers. All flowers are facing toward the right of the camera. Dead leaves and pine needles on the ground surrounding the outstreatched leaves of the plants. Writing on back, “ The pink Mocassin, pg 8, 60%, I. LaRue Spiker, Southwest Harbor Maine, Single Publication Rights.”
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]
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.

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