Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum June of 1995. China and glassware on bare wood shelves. Picture taken during grand re-opening of Museum.
Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum June of 1995. Small chest containing nineteenth century childrens garments and shoes, picture of two babies. Picture taken during grand re-opening of Museum.
Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum June of 1995. Display case containing nineteenth cnetury costumes, and sign, “Georgis Somes Smith Dry and Fancy Goods. Picture taken during grand re-opening of Museum. Two Copies
Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum June of 1995. Arrangement of table, two chairs and tea set to the left. Piano, chairs, music stand and dressed man to the right. Maritime artifacts to far right. Picture taken during grand re-opening of Museum.
Description: Northeast Harbor A-Class boats in West Cove Boat Yard, Sorrento. #6 Ariel and #15 Whistler . Both built in 1912 by Lawley of Neponset, Boston. The A class raced at Northeast Harbor for over 50 years. About 50 boats were built in all. At least three remain inlocal waters on the island. A-boats were designed by Edwin A. Boardman of Boston. Gift of Sturgis Haskins, 1996.
Description: Northeast Harbor A-Class boats in West Cove Boat Yard, Sorrento. #6 Ariel and #15 Whistler . Both built in 1912 by Lawley of Neponset, Boston. The A class raced at Northeast Harbor for over 50 years. About 50 boats were built in all. At least three remain in local waters on the island. A-boats were designed by Edwin A. Boardman of Boston. Gift of Sturgis Haskins, 1996.
Description: MDI class boat #16. Owned and skippered by Sturgis Haskins, of Sorrento. The MDI class was designed and built in 1924 for the Bar Harbor and Seal Harbor Yacht Clubs. Edsel Ford was said to have underwritten the design. This boat, the Rugusa , was originally owned by Sandy Kellog, of Sandy Kellog, of Bar Harbor. It was the last built in the class -1925. A later owner, in the 1930s,was Mary Smith of Greenings Island. Later in the 1950s it was owned by Rev. Palfred Perkins of Southwest Harbor who changed the name from Red Jacket to Lillibet. Toby Strong of Southwest Harbor purchased it from Perkins lat selling it to Sturgis Haskins. It is the last MDI left on Mt. Desert. The nearest two are in the Penobscot Marine Museum, in Searsport, and on an island in Penobscot Bay owned by the Porters. [show more]
Description: 3.5 X 3.5 color photograph of LaRue Spiker wearing green pants and white shirt, bending down toward camera to hold out hands to cat on blue chair and black dog standing on floor.
Description: 3.25 X 3.25 color photograph of LaRue Spiker sitting in blue easy chair with head resting on right hand. Dog on back of chair behind her standing up facing camera. In room with two windows, dark outside. T.V. in center of room on back wall. Photo is slightly out of focus.
Description: Color photograph of LaRue Spiker standing next to a camper with a dog. There is a woman standing behind a car tot he right of LaRue on the right of the frame. A camper and small white building can be seen behind LaRue.
Description: Color photograph of LaRue Spiker crouching next to an older woman in a blue dress. A dog lays inbetween them. There is a red flowering plant and a short grey building behind both women. Sign next to the building reads "Stone".
Description: Color photograph of LaRue Spiker standing next to a 1950s blue car with a dog. There are campers in the distance adn tall pine trees with Spanish Moss. LaRue is dressed in a black print top and blue pleated skirt.
Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker standing in a room fill of flowers. She has one hand resting on a TV there are lace curtains behind her, and a portrait of a woman hangs on the wall above the TV. Caption on back reads: Anniversary Flowers. Processing stamp reads October 1954
Description: Color photograph of LaRue Spiker and another woman standing in front of a shrub with a dog on a leash. There are two structures in the photo but it is unclear what they might be. There is also a one foot tall white fence to the left of the unknown woman. Both women are dressed in skirts and blouses. One wears a dark sweater. Caption on back reads: Dec. 54
Description: Color photograph of LaRue Spiker standing with a dog next to a flowering shrub and short structure. Sign next to the structure reads Stone Caption on back reads: Processing stamp on the back with date Mar 9, 1957
Description: Color photograph of LaRue in the stern of a canoe with a paddle in her hand. The canoe is in some tall reed like grasses. LaRue is wearing all white outfit. There are lily pads in the water arround them and trees on the opposite shore.
Description: Color photo of LaRue and Louise on a dock with a wooden crane behind them. One woman with blue shirt and tan pants with white sweater over shoulder (LaRue), second woman wearing blue shirt with tan pants with red print on them with grey sweater over shoulder. From blue album Southwest Harbor August 1960 in Spiker Family Friends Personae file
Description: Color photo of LaRue (middle) and two other women outside the Fish Net restaurant. One woman in a blue hat and sweater wearing black pants, one woman in a green shirt with tan slacks, one woman wearing a green dress. From blue album labled "Southwest Harbor August 1960" in "Spiker Family Friends Personae" file
Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker and possibly Louise sitting next to the ocean eating ice cream. From blue album labeled Southwest Harbor August 1960 in Spiker Family Friends Personae File
Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker and Louise sitting on a cliff next to the ocean From blue album labled "Southwest Harbor August 1960" in "Spiker Family Friends Personae" file
Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker and Louise sitting on a rock cliff next to the ocean Fom blue album labled Southwest Harbor August 1960 in Spiker Family Friends Personae file
Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker and a dog outside From blue album labled "Southwest Harbor August 1960" in "Spiker Family Friends Personae" File
Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker and unknown woman picking corn in a field. From blue album labled "Southwest Harbor August 1960" in "Spiker Family Friends Personae" File
Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker (middle), unknown woman (right), unknown woman left standing outside with a cabin in the background. From Blue Album labled "Southwest Harbor August 1960" in "Spiker Family Friends Personae" File