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9097Somes Memorial Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Bangor Daily News
  • c 1980s
Description:
Thaddeus Shepley Somes Memorial Bridge in Somesville. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum to the left. Winter scene, ice on stream. 2 copies (a&b)
6723Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Community Events
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing Main street stores. Bango and fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Float pulled by red truck. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
7089Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Community Events
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing Main street stores. Bango and fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Float pulled by red truck. Crowd watches from the sidewalk. Person’s hands clapping in air.
7090Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Community Events
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing down Main Street Bar Harbor. Truck carrys Somesville Historic District sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
7091Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Community Events
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passign down Main Street Bar Harbor. Truck carrys Somesville Historic District sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
7092Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Community Events
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing down Main Street Bar Harbor. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
7093Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Community Events
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing down Main Street Bar Harbor. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
7589Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Other, Community Events
  • People
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing Main street stores. Bango and fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Float pulled by red truck. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
14237MDI Historical Society Parade Float
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • c 1980s
Description:
Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Bango and fiddle player in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
14008Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Interior
  • People
  • C 1980
Description:
Virginia Somes Sanderson, age 70-80 wears glasses with dark frames, blue dress with seagulls. Seated at table inside Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Collection of China displayed on shelf behind Sanderson. Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge and William Thompson Memorial wreath on right.
13591Artist Robert La Hotan
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • George Daniell
  • 1984
Description:
Robert La Hotan, artist on Great Cranberry Island, 1984. Lover, life partner, of artist John Heliker. Age 40+ standing next to large still life. Wearing Long sleeve tailored shirt, white shorts and white sneakers. Hold cigarette in hand. Circular staircase to right. Gift of George Daniell.
13592Artist John Heliker
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • George Daniell
  • 1984
Description:
Artist John Heliker in his studio. Man age 65+ seated in wicker chair in front of large painting of hills and village. Wears glasses, short sleeved plaid shirt unbuttoned at top. Gift of George Daniell. Written on the back of the photo: "John Heliker in his studio on Cranberry Island. 1984"
14231New Museum Opening Day
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Interior
  • People
  • Smith, Julia B.
  • 1981c.
Description:
Marked on back, “New Museum opening day by Julia B. Smith. Tools on display in background in Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Bare wood walls and cabinets. Piano, display case and Great Walking wheel to right. Unknown man seated at desk.
14232New Museum Opening Day
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Interior
  • People
  • Smith, Julia B.
  • 1981c.
Description:
Marked on back, “New Museum opening day by Julia B. Smith." China displayed in Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Bare wood walls and cabinets. Piano, display case and Great Walking wheel in foreground. Two people viewing china. 3.5 x 4
10065Yard Sale
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1981
Description:
Two women bending over a small folding table. Pictured is a yard sale held in the Meiers’ yard in Somesville on July 18, 1981 to benefit the League of Women Voters Annual Fund Drive.
10066Mound of clothing on table at yard sale
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1981
Description:
Mound of clothing on a sale table outdoors. Pictured is a yard sale held in the Meiers’ yard in Somesville on July 18, 1981 to benefit the League of Women Voters Annual Fund Drive.
10067Preparations for yard sale
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1981
Description:
Tables, bags, and boxes full of stuff. Pictured are preparations for a yard sale held in the Meiers’ yard in Somesville on July 18, 1981 to benefit the League of Women Voters Annual Fund Drive
10037Milkweed
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1980’s
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.
10038Milkweed
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1980's
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.
10040Wheat Field
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1980s
Description:
3 X 5 color photograph of field of golden wheat against grey-blue sky (Horizontal Format). Various Brown plants dot midground and horizon.
10041Wheat
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1980's
Description:
3.5 X 5 color photograph. Vertical format of Golden wheat against blue-grey sky. View point is from bellow wheat looking up. Wheat bends from lower right corner to upper left.
10044Wheat
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1980s
Description:
3.5 X 5 color photograph. Horizontal format, Golden wheat blowing in wind. Background grey sky.
10825Wendell Gilley
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, artists
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1980s
Description:
Wendell Gilley working in his S.W. Harbor studio.
10826Wendell Gilley
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Bird carving
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1980s
Description:
Wendell Gilley working in his Southwest Harbor studio.
10833Arthur Spurling with a half boat model
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, industry - Boat Building
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1980s
Description:
Arthur Spurling with a half model of s boat.