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10032Cormorants
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
Description:
4 X 6 black and white photograph of many cormorant birds among twigs and branches. Large out of focus bird in foreground facing camera with puffed up throat. Many silhouettes of birds along horizon line and birds in air in upper left side of photo.
10033Young Cormorant
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
Description:
5 X 5.5 black and white close up photograph of a baby cormorant. Black bird with white throat. Bird is looking up and facing the camera, beak slightly open. Surrounded by twigs and branches. Paper on back, “ Even babies too small to retreat tried to protect themselves with a horrendous bluff. Swelling up the naked orangish colored pouch beneath the chin, they clicked their bills rapidly at the intruders.”
10034Driftwood
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
Description:
4.5 X 4.5 black and white photograph of driftwood. Four large branches extending from base of photo and reaching toward sky. Clouds in sky and small bit of horizon line at very bottom of photo. Paper attatched to back, “ Near the shore a piece of drift wood seems to lift its arms as if in wonder for the beauty of the place.” On back of photograph: "Wonderland".
10035Nesting Cormorants
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
Description:
5 X 6 black and white photograph of a field of baby cormorant birds. Black birds dotted among nests of white twigs and grasses. Mountains of MDI in background. One bird in flight toward right hand side of mountain. Paper on back, “ the nests were so closely placed that from a distance it looked as if you couldn’t have laid a pencil between them.”
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.
10039Broad Leaf Fern
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1990
Description:
3 X 5 color photograph in horizontal format of green broad leafed forest fern. Photo taken from above. Largest leaf in center of photo pointing toward upper left corner. Much follige in background as well as piece of brown log.
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.
10042Ferns
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1990
Description:
3.5 X 5 color photograph. Horizontal format, Forest fern in sunlight. Photo taken from above. Large leaves surrounding two brown shoots in middle of fern. Lighted brown pine needles in bottom right corner of photo.
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.
10049Purple Iris
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1990
Description:
3.5 X 5 color photograph. Purple Iris. Two full blooms in forground in middle of picture frame. One bloom out of focus in upper left background corner. Many leaves in full sunlight. Photo taken from above.
6295Bass Harbor Head light
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Nature
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Bass Harbor head light from the west
6296Bass Harbor Head Light
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Nature
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Bass Harbor head light from the west
10043Gulls
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
Description:
4 X 4 black and white photograph. Two Birds in nest. Young, black, without feathers and white throats. First bird is looking up and straight at camera, second bird is in profile facing to the right of photo. They are in a nest of white twigs. Writing on back, “ May 5, Gulls, deB Croff, 1, reb LaRue Spiker, Southwest Harbor.” Paper attatched to back, “ When hatched the nestlings are naked but they soon develop a coarse black down over the rough ashy-black skin.” The LaRue Spiker Collection [show more]
7399Main Street, Somesville, 1870.
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Horses
  • Other, Buildings
  • 1870 c.
Description:
Caption in The Living Past page 122; "Somesville's main road in 1870, looking north towards Ellsworth. Mount Desert House on left; A.J. Whiting store on right (note balcony and porch); corner of blacksmith shop on right. Telegraph wires were in use in 1870." Horse drawn vehicles on rutted dirt road. Negative.
5466Daniel Somes' clock
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Clock
  • Unknown
Description:
Daniel Somes’ Clock. Wall clock with reverse glass painting of old man in a rocking chair. Close up of painting.
5467Daniel Somes' Clock
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Object, Clock
Description:
Daniel Somes’ Clock. Wall clock with reverse glass painting of old man in a rocking chair.
12122Lumber Mill, Somesville, 1932
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, 4th of July
  • Other, Lumber Mill
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1932
Description:
Lumber Mill in Somesville. Sepia-toned photograph mounted on cardboard. Wrtten on back, "left to right: R. Davis, J.A. Somes, J.W.Somes, _____, Geo. Benson, B. Mitchell (last one, Hulls Cove; the remainder Somesville)." Also written, "July 4, 1932". Two corners broken off; slight tear in bottom of print itself. Processed lumber in various piles around milll. Nine men pose for camera. Three horses and three wagons stand in front of lumber; buildings on Main Street, Somesville, in background. [show more]
12348Sale, Standard Granite Co., Advertisement
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Advertisement
  • 1901c.
Description:
Advertisement reads, “Slaughter Sale of Bankrupt Stock! of the Standard Granite Co. at -- Stock Consisting of Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Tinware. and . General Merchandise. Good Prints 3 c per yard. 10c Ginghams 5c per yard. Boots and Shoes at about half price Men’s Rubber Boots $2.25. A lot of show cases,Scales, Paper Holders, and Store Furnishings will be sold at bargain prices. Don’t miss this opportunity to buy goods at low prices. For furthur information apply to Fernald & Somes, Mount Desert, Maine. Sherman, Printer, Bar Harbor.” Marked 1901 at top. [show more]
6247Doorway to the building
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Architecture
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Doorway to the building in # 998-862-2067
12256Mill Pond, Canoes, Library: Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, community
Description:
Man, two women and girl in canoe paddling on the Mill Pond, American flag on bow. Another canoe in middle ground containing three women, a girl and boy. Crowd gathered on lawn of Somesville Library. Tents pitched on lawn in front of building. Somes House Inn visible on the right. Blacksmith’s shop and Fernald's Store (formerly A.J. Whiting store), 1112 Main St, Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, later Gallery at Somes Sound in 2015 on the left. Tall deciduous tree hanging over bank on the left. Names on back: Charlotte W????, Eleanor Fernald, Cora Parker, Mr. Abbott [show more]
9036Louine Lunt Peck aboard Army Hospital Ship
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Army Nurse Corps
  • Unknown
  • c 1941-46
Description:
Louine Lunt Peck (then Conner) in uniform aboard Army Hospital Ship during World War II. Lt. Peck served as an Army nurse during the War. She is painting. Another woman stands in background.
9048National Trust for Historic Preservation bus tour
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Automobiles
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1993
Description:
Fall 1993. People seated on bus from National Trust for Historic Preservation bus tour.
9051National Trust for Histric Preservation bus tour
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Automobiles
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1993
Description:
Fall 1993. People standing outside bus from National Trust for Historic Preservation bus tour.