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You searched for: Date: 1950sSubject: NatureSubject: Animals
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Snowy Egret
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950 c
Snowy Egret
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniature adult on driftwood base stands erect, neck [?] back, head up, glass eyes, metal legs, feet, and crest feathers, painted details. Signed on lower right of base "Gilley."
Ruffed Grouse
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950
Ruffed Grouse
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
"Made for Len and Dianne with love" inscribed on underside of base
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1959
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniature; 3-D feet, mounted on round, smooth wooden base, erect posture, faces forward; pinhead eyes, painted detail. Underside signed, dated, marked: "Gilley, '59. Addie Gilley."
Audubon water bird guide : water, game and large land birds : eastern and central North America from southern Texas to central Greenland
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Pough - Richard Hooper Pough (1904-2003)
  • 1951
Description:
By Richard H. Pough, color illustrations by Don Eckelberry, line drawings by Earl L. Poole. Maps on end papers. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society. Published by Doubleday & Co. First edition.
Menaboni's birds
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Menaboni - Athos Menaboni (1895-1990)
  • Menaboni - Sara Menaboni
  • 1950 c
Menaboni's birds
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
By Athos and Sara Menaboni, published by Rinehart & Co.
The warblers of America : a popular account of the wood warblers as they occur in the Western Hemisphere.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Griscom - Ludlow Griscom (1890-1959)
  • 1957
Description:
By Ludlow Griscom, Alexander Sprunt, Jr. and other ornithologists of note. Illustrated by John Henry Dick. Published by The Devin-Adair Co.
American water and game birds.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Rand - Austin Loomer Rand (1905-1982)
  • 1956
American water and game birds.
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Silhouettes by Ugo Mochi. Photographs by Allan D. Cruikshank and others. Prepared in cooperation with the Chicago Natural History Museum. Published by E. P. Dutton & Co. Flyleaf inscribed : "To Wendell Gilley - May this book help a bit to inspire you to still more perfection in your art - Friend Billy B., 1956".
Birds : a demonstration in color reproduction from The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, reprinted from Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia, by permission.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • 1958 ?
Description:
Front cover signed "W. H. Gilley, S.W. Harbor, Maine".
A book of ducks.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Barclay-Smith - Phyllis Barclay-Smith.
  • 1951
A book of ducks.
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Published by Penguin Books. Plates by Peter Shepheard. On cover: "A King Penguin Book." Endpaper signed "Wendell Gilley."
Ebony Eagle, carving
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Charles Greenough Chase
  • 1955
Ebony Eagle, carving
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Bald Eagle # 180, July 1955. Purchased from exhibit.
Black Capped Chickadee, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1958
Black Capped Chickadee, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Almost life size; two chickadees on driftwood, both standing upright, left chickadee has head down; both with glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley '58" on rear of base.
Robert Morse model bird: Blue Heron
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1956
Robert Morse model bird: Blue Heron
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of carved bird model of a blue heron. Carved by Roberrt Morse
Robert Morse model bird: Road Runner
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1956
Robert Morse model bird: Road Runner
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of carved bird model of a road runner. Carved by Roberrt Morse
Robert Morse model bird: Great Horned Owl
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1956
Robert Morse model bird: Great Horned Owl
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of carved bird model of a great horned owl. Carved by Roberrt Morse
Robert Morse model bird: Snowy Owl
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1956
Robert Morse model bird: Snowy Owl
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of carved bird model of a snowy owl. Carved by Roberrt Morse
Running Puppy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950 c.
  • Maine, MDI
Running Puppy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 5 black and white photograph of black and white puppy running on the grass and facing to the right of the photo. Dog is blurred and there are trees an background. Writting on back, “This Waif, Deserted Dogs.”
Spaniel on Ottoman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950 c.
  • Maine, MDI
Spaniel on Ottoman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 5 black and white photograph of a cocker spaniel sitting on black and white ottoman. Wearing round ID tag and looking straight at the camera. Wall paper with leaf pattern behind dog.
Cat and Dog at Door
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1953
  • Maine, MDI
Cat and Dog at Door
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 5 black and white photograph of a black cat and cocker spaniel sitting behind screen door looking out. Cat is looking straight ahaed and dog is looking to the right of the picture. There is a brick wall on the left side of the screen door. A rock sits holding the door closed. Writting on back, ‘Kensington Crt. Spr. 1953.”
Cat at Toilet
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Cats
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1952, Dec. 25
  • Maine
Cat at Toilet
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 5 black and white photograph of a black cat standing with hind legs on ground looking into toilet. Toilet is against back wall in right of photo. Radiator is against wall in left of photo. Rug is cropped in foreground. Writting on back, “Dec. 25- 1952, LaRue’s and Louise’s pet cat.”
Seagulls over Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1953, Dec.
  • Maine
Seagulls over Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 5 black and white photograph of about five seagulls over water, with one dipping into the ocean. All are flying and have wings extended, Mountain in background in right of picture.
Beagle 'Little Waif"
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1959 c.
  • Maine, MDI, Southwset Harbor
Beagle 'Little Waif"
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3 X 3 black and white photograph of a beagle sitting in grass in front of tire of vehicle with two front paws supporting body. Facing ahead and to left. (May be pregnant? ) Writing on back, “Species: Qu’est-que c’est que ca. Breed: Little Fright, Name: Little Waif , Source: The god, who sees the sparrow fall and does nothing about it, knows. Future: I’m afraid I’m stuck. Weak minded, 1959-60.” The LaRue Spiker Collection
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
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
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.
Sketch of Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c.1950
Sketch of Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pencil kketch of Collie type dog. Sketch just of dog’s head, faces to the left. ‘MLC’ written in pencil on bottom.
Canada Geese
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1950
Canada Geese
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Pair of Canada geese on driftwood base ; "McInnes" written on underside of base ; stamped "1950"