Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865

"John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote about their return and drew this illustration on Page 138 of the "Scrap & Sketchbook" that he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864

"in Bangor in about 1852. Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, dance enthusiast, and gardener, drew this detailed illustration of the house and grounds…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… John Martin (18223-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who detailed his life and experiences and the communities in which he lived in a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866

"… John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, compared what people thought a soldier might look like before the Civil War with this…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, drew the illustration of Morse on page 25 in his 1864 "Scrap and Sketch Book." He…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"… held positions as postmistresses, navigators, shopkeepers, and family business managers, while their husbands earned the wages that financially…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 7 design, Bangor, 1867

"… benefit," John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper wrote on page 14 of his "Scrap Book No 3" in which he drew designs eight gates for…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"… Description John Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, drew a series of gate and fence designs in his "Scrap Book No 3" that he began…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin barn plan, Bangor, 1867

"… John Martin (18223-1907), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who wrote and illustrated five volumes of reflections and commentary on his life and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… service and show." Martin was an accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening, dancing, and other…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, entitled this drawing that appears on page 52 of his 1864 "Scrap and Sketch Book,"…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, architecture, gardening, and dance enthusiast, drew the illustration of the swing in a journal he began writing in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin as zephyr, Bangor, 1866

"John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, drew the illustration of his daughter on page 147 of a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… had worked most of his life as an accountant and shopkeeper, but also was interested in gardening, fashion, architecture, and, especially, dance."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper, drew the illustration of his daughter in her gymnastic costume as she appeared in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, drew this illustration of the monument and wrote in the Scrap and Sketch Book he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… 11th 1844." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and keen observer of all around him, began in 1864 writing a journal about his life and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"Martin worked as an accountant and shopkeeper. His journal details his interests in nearly everything around him: architecture, gardening, business…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"… after many years of working as an accountant and shopkeeper for other businesses. He hoped to avoid economic ups and downs by operating his own…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Two star skaters, Bangor, 1868

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor who wrote and illustrated five volumes reflecting on his life and time and commenting…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, and fellow supporters of the Republican ticket to re-elect U.S."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Slave whip, 1864

"Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote that he read "many hundred pages on southern life and examined cuts of southern life." He also…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing, Bangor, ca. 1865

"… Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote a number of journals and scrapbooks looking back at his life and experiences and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, drew the revenue gunboat Mahoning as it appeared on August 14, 1864 in Bangor."