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Description
John Martin of Bangor (1823-1904) began writing and illustrating a journal in 1864 to provide details of his life and activities for his wife, children, and descendants.
This illustration, on page 130 of the 650-page journal, show the home of Ezekiel Hopkins as it appears in 1840. Martin wrote, "The above premices presents the only instance that I know of where God and man had formed a copartnership to plan a residence for man and beast where every convenience both natural and mechanical were combined."
When he was a teenager, Martin worked for Hopkins on his farm and in his store.
About This Item
- Title: Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840
- Creator: John Martin
- Creation Date: 1864
- Subject Date: 1840
- Location: Hampden, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 1972; 1997.16.4
- Object Type: Image
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- Hopkins, Ezekiel,--Homes and haunts--Maine--Ellsworth
- Farms--Maine--Hampden
- Bangor (Me.)--History
- Diaries
- Accounting-Maine--Bangor
- Martin, John, 1823-1904
- Hampden (Me.)--History
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