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Young Oyster Catchers Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	DuPre, Andrew	5/3/40			Young Oyster Catchers Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9613 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: DuPre, Andrew Date: 5/3/40 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of two newly hatched birds on sand in middle on frame. One and a half spotted eggs to the right of the birds. Dark straw on left hand side of the photo. Birds have dark stripes on back and are facing in toward one other, but look just past the other bird. Writing on back, “Young Oyster-Catchers, Cape Island, S.C. 5/3/40. April 1962, Frontiers. This picture is furnished on a loan basis for 90 days and must be returned to the U. S. Fish and Wild life Service. Please give credit in the following manner; Andrew Dupre Fish and Wildlife service U. S. [show more]
Flock of Geese Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue	Oct. 1963	Maine, MDI		Flock of Geese Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9614 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: Oct. 1963 Place: Maine, MDI Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a flock of geese in grey sky. All birds heading toward left of picture. Trees blowing to the right along bottom inch of photo. Writing on back, ‘ October 1963, Frontiers, 4”wide, just section marked in blue.
Nestling Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue	1960 c.	Maine, MDI		Nestling Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9615 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960 c. Place: Maine, MDI Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of a baby bird in nest of grasses with cut log in background, Bird is sitting beside spotted egg and has down over head, facing to the left of the photo. Bird is light colored with black spots on head .
Black-backed Gull Fledgling Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue		Maine, MDI		Black-backed Gull Fledgling Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10014 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Place: Maine, MDI Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 4 X 4 black and white photograph taken from above of small nestling in leaves, may be on ground. Bird still has down on head and back and small dark stripes on wings. Paper attatched to back, “ The great black-backed gull fledglings remained motionless even when the burdock leaves under which they were hiding were turned back exposing them to view.”
Bird Feeding Young Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Sullivan, Maurice	1960s	Maine, MDI		Bird Feeding Young Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10016 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Sullivan, Maurice Date: 1960s Place: Maine, MDI Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 4 X 4 black and white closeup photograph of small bird perched in a pine tree, feeding three small baby birds in nest. Nest is in lower right corner of photo. Feeding bird has spoted breast and large black eye which is facing to left of photo. Writing on back,” Photo by Maurice Sullivan, Courtesy ANP.”
Cormorant Eggs in a Nest Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue	1960s	Maine, MDI		Cormorant Eggs in a Nest Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10019 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine, MDI Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 5 X 5 black and white close up photograph of a of nest with three Cormorant eggs in middle. Nest is made of twigs with a few feathers intertwined on the left side. Paper on back, “ The eggs are a dull grayish-green and encrusted with a coarse lime-like substance.”
Seagull Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue		Maine, MDI		Seagull Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10027 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Place: Maine, MDI Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 5 X 7 black and white photograph of a white seagull in middle of picture standing on a granite rock. Horizontal format. Seagull is in profile facing right. Dark line of sea and horizon just bellow top of granite rock. Writting on back: “ Maine Native”
Cormorants Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue	1960s	Maine		Cormorants Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10032 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.
Young Cormorant Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue	1960s	Maine		Young Cormorant Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10033 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.”
Nesting Cormorants Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue	1960s	Maine		Nesting Cormorants Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10035 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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.”
Gulls Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue	1960s	Maine		Gulls Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10043 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1960s Place: Maine Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection 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]
Pelicans Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds	Photo Courtesy Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commision.	1960s	Florida		Pelicans Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10055 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Photo Courtesy Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commision. Date: 1960s Place: Florida Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Pelican in upper center of photograph with two birds in fight on either side of Pelican. Bare tree trunks and branches along bottom half of photo with other birds perched among branches. Sky with some clouds in background. Paper attached to back, “Mike thought the pelican was an odd bird. It also looked sad. (Photo courtesy Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.)”
Nelson, A.L. to Spiker, LaRue Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Environment		7/16/1959			Nelson, A.L. to Spiker, LaRue Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17374 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Environment Date: 7/16/1959 Description: Letter to LaRue Spiker from A.L. Nelson, director of the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in reference to Spiker’s article on the Refuge.
Dale, Fred H. to Spiker, LaRue Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Environment		6/24/1959			Dale, Fred H. to Spiker, LaRue Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17372 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Environment Date: 6/24/1959 Description: Letter to LaRue Spiker from Fred H. Dale in reference to his approval of her article on Patuxent Wildlife Reefuge. With Spiker’s letter to Dr. John L. Buckley in refernece to article on Patuxent Wildlife Refuge.
Birds of Mt. Desert Island Acadia National Park. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Natural History	Tyson, Carroll S. and James Bond.	1941.			Birds of Mt. Desert Island Acadia National Park. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17121 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Natural History Creator: Tyson, Carroll S. and James Bond. Date: 1941.
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Natural History	Bond, James	1969			Native Birds of Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14655 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Natural History Creator: Bond, James Date: 1969 Description: Indicate the habitats of all the birds that breed on or near MDI during the past fifty years. Ian Fleming named his James Bond after the well known ornithologist who summered in Pretty Marsh. (description added by AC 2011)
Bird Stories for Little People Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Children Other, Fiction	N/A				Bird Stories for Little People Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13697 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Children Other, Fiction Creator: N/A Collection: Books in Archival Storage Description: Stories and poems with many illustrations Edward C. Remick written on 1st page
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island	Long, Ralph H.	1987			Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12889 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Creator: Long, Ralph H. Date: 1987 Description: Almost 150 native species of birds reside on Mount Desert and surrounding Islands; this book is a guide to those birds here from June to August of the year. It indicates good places to view these birds
Cordelia Stanwood Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Article	Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds People	Spiker, LaRue				Cordelia Stanwood Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4166 Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds People Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Cordelia Stanwood by LaRue Spiker. 4 pages.
Dennysville Wildlife Refuge Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Article	Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Environment Other, Women's History	Spiker, LaRue				Dennysville Wildlife Refuge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4163 Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Environment Other, Women's History Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Draft of article by LaRue Spiker for unknown publication. No Date. Dennysville Wildlife Refuge by LaRue Spiker. 4 page. Previously accessioned as 1178, Object Id 1178, 013.FIC.30.26
Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge & Thuya GardenAsticou Terraces Pictorial Map, 1973 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Map	Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Places, Garden Recreation	Phillips, Augustus D.	1973	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge & Thuya GardenAsticou Terraces Pictorial Map, 1973 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1007 Type: Map Subject: Nature, Animals Nature, Animals, Birds Places, Garden Recreation Creator: Phillips, Augustus D. Date: 1973 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Thuya Lodge was constructed from 1912-1916 by Boston architect Joseph H. Curtis. The Asticou Terraces were designed by Curtis as a series of paths and shelters from Peabody Drive up to the Lodge. The Garden was constructed and designed in 1956-1961 by Charles K. Savage, trustee of the property upon Curtis' death. Curtis was a summer resident of Northeast Harbor, ME and chose to give Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge, and Thuya Garden to the public. A memorial to Curtis is now found on the grounds. Pictorial map of the Asticou Terraces and the Thuya Lodge and Garden showing the grounds as well as the placement and type of trees. Buildings and animals are also drawn on the map. People Mentioned: Joseph H. Curtis, Paul G. Favour Jr. 1 in. = 20 ft. [show more]
Wendell Gilley in His Studio Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Nature, Animals, Birds	Spiker, LaRue		Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell Gilley in His Studio Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1059 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Spiker, LaRue Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Wendell Gilley works in his studio in Southwest Harbor. Inscription on back reads "Wendell Gilley in His S.W. Harbor Studio" in red marker and "(Spiker)" in blue pen." People Depicted: Wendell Gilley Black and white

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