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You searched for: Date: 1970sType: Image
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
8083Low tide Somes Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1950-1979
Description:
Low tide in Somes Cove. House, currently owned by Henry Schmelzer, on the hill. Selectmen’s building to the left.
10045Wildflowers
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960-1970s
Description:
4 X 4 black and white photograph. Grey toned photo of plant with shiny leaves. Leaves have jagged edges, and form stalks. Three blooms coming off of top of plant with two buds. Flowers have white petals and hang toward ground. background is grey and out of focus.
10046Lady's Slippers
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960-1970s
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.”
10047Bunchberry
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960-1970s
Description:
4 X 4.5 black and white photograph. Bunchberry (Creeping Dogwood). One single bloom in upper center of photo. Wide leaves in shadow taking up rest of photo frame. Writing on back, “ Bunchberry I, 100% Page 4”
10048Pole Laurel
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960-1970s
Description:
4 X 4 black and white photograph of single pole laurel plant. Bunch of white blooms in upper center of photo on dark thin stem with narrow leaves. Out of focus grass and other plants in background. Writing on back of photo reads, “ Return to LaRue Spiker P.O. Box 625 Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679; Pole laurel, item (WGA)”
13687Mt. Desert Elementary School Grade Two, 1969-70
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • 1969-1970
Description:
Portraits of Mt. Desert Elementary, 1969-70 grade two mounted on single mattte. Ruby Higgins, teacher, in center. Students, from top row, left to right: Kim Wilson, Kathy Cousins; Row two, Kevin Smith, Lisa Richards, Ruby Higgins, teacher, Snadra Norwood, Billy Haynes; Row Three, Jean Mandell, Jay Henderson, Kelley Taylor, Harold Link, Beth Graves, David Dawson, Debra Durant; Bottom Row, Janice Smallidge, Ralph Walls, John Walls, Mark Burk, Norman Walls. [show more]
1756Sierra Club Oil Slide Show
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Sierra Club, Delta Chapter
  • 1970
Description:
Color slide oil tanker with a large swirle of oil off the stern and a small plume of oil off the bow. A smaller boat is on the tankers portside. Photo taken from the air. This is an orgional slide. A duplicate slide appears in other Sierra Club slide shows in the LaRue Spiker Collection. Notation on slide reads: Platform Charlie's pllution about grain carrying slup aground in Mississippi, Gulf. Outlet, Channel, Sierra Club, Delta Chapter From folder: Sierra Club Oil Show, Do not separate. [show more]
1757Sierra Club Oil Slide Show
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Sierra Club, Delta Chapter
  • 1970
Description:
Color slide of flames shooting up from a pipe. Water sprays on the fire, smoke rises. Buildings in the background. This is an origional slide. A duplicate appears in other Sierra Club slide shows in the LaRue Spiker Collection. Notation on slide reads: Shell Oil Fire, LA, Gulf of Mexico, Sierra Club, Delta Chapter From folder: Sierra Club Oil Show, Do not separate.
13686Mt. Desert Elementary School Grade Two, 1970
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • 1970
Description:
Portraits of Mt. Desert Elementary, 1970 grade two mounted on single mattte. Ruby Higgins, teacher, in center. Only one student marked, top left, Mike Carter. Nineteen portraits.
9493Woman with Spaniel Puppies
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of a woman sitting on rock surrounded by six spaniel puppies. Puppies are black and white and have spots on nose and back. Woman is sitting in left of photo wearing a white turtle neck and gold locket, dark shirt and loose fitting pants. One of her hands is around a dog on her left side. She is smiling or laughing and her eyes appear closed. Trees are behind. Writting on back, “ Young things in groups.” [show more]
9494Beagle on Lubec Street
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of beagle in midground walking on sidewalk, facing ahead, to the right of the picture walking in front of old white house, two stories with windows opened. Dark couch on lawn, telephone pole to left of dog. Lilac bush to the right of house. Note on back, "Lubec."
9496Iron Ingot Bench
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Katahdin Iron Works
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of a bench made out of iron that is situated on wooden supports. Bench is in perspective with widest part near bottom left corner of photo. Grass all around bench. Writting on back, ‘Ingot, An old iron ingot’
9497Kiln
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Katahdin Iron Works
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of a round stone building with no windows, small vent openings around bottom of building in two rows. Domed roof with plants growing on it. Writting on back, “Kiln, Fourteen Beehive.” Probably at Katahdin Iron Works.
9498Furnace, Katahdin Iron Works
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Katahdin Iron Works
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of a stone building with two low arched openings on ground. Round cylinder with scaffolding on top of square walls. Writting on back, “Furnace, The Katadin [sp.] Iron Works, item #10.”
9646LaRue Spiker
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1970 c.
Description:
LaRue Spiker seated in wooden chair on lawn outside her cabin on the Long Pond Road in Southwest Harbor. Wearing short sleeve dress. Holds book open on lap. Cocker Spaniel sits in front of the chair looking up at her.
10501LaRue Spiker at Campsite
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1970 c.
Description:
LaRue Spiker sitting outside travel trailer parked at campsite.
10502Nancy McCormick
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Nancy McCormick working at a printing press.
10503Dr. Mary Helen
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Dr. Mary Helen standing at podium in front of window at night.
10504Woman with Corsage
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Unknown older woman wearing dark dress and corsage leans against newell post.
10505Guitar Player
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, music
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Unknown young woman wearing dark velvet dress and flower in long hair playing guitar in a restaurant.
10509Amy Eckirt
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Amy Eckirt seated at workbench near hammer taking notes.
10510Kaye Higgins, Poet
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, writers
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Kaye Higgins sits on bench in front of window at typewriter.
10511Painter and Sculptor D. Lady Eklund
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, artists
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
D. Lady Eklund sits with Cocker Spaniel in her lap.
10513Unknown Woman
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Unknown woman standing in front of cabin wall. Wears striped shirt and white pants with round pendant around neck. 2 copies.
10514Kaye Takes at rest
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, writers
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Kaye Higgins, poet, sits on porch at her home looking at copy of Downeast Magazine. Wears white seagull pin on collar of dark blouse.