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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Dirigo Writing Book, Farmington, 1887
"Dirigo Writing Book, Farmington, 1887 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description The school composition book called the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 4
"… Library Description This is an annual write-up of the Bangor Football Season. It contains a brief report of their last game of the season…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 2
"… Description This is the first page of a write-up on the Bangor Football Team at the end of their season."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott and Fewacres, Farmington, 1903
"… most of them in series, and is credited with writing some of the earliest American juvenile literature deserving of the term "children's…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Mary Ellen Chase
"… at Smith College where she helped shape the early writing careers of Anne Morrow (later Lindbergh), Sylvia Plath and Betty Goldstein (later…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71
"… revisits details he previously included in other writing about his family's history, his childhood and early work experiences, his introduction to…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 47-90
"Martin also writes profiles and provides photos of: Samuel R. Yeaton Charles L. Marston Mark W. Dresser John F. Wellington Charles C."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650
"… John Martin concluded his 650-page journal writing about the effects of the Civil War on business and prices, his rustic furniture, profiles of…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840
"… appears on page 286 of the journal Martin began writing in 1864 to record details of his life and activities in the Bangor area."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862
"Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and activities, drew the inside of the shop and provided descriptions of all of the…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864
"… Description On page 567 of a journal he was writing reflecting on his family, life, and activities, John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor drew an…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865
"… 138 of the "Scrap & Sketchbook" that he began writing in 1864. The illustration shows how the regiment appeared as it marched through Main Street…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864
"… in "John Martin's Journal," which he began writing in 1864, provides details of each planting and other elements, all numbered on the drawing."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866
"… Description In a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began writing in 1864, John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, compared what people…"
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography
"… of its nursing program. A grateful patient writing in 1967 singled out “Miss Cyr Junior Student” for excellent conduct, and continued…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849
"… is from Martin's journal, which he began in 1864, writing about his life and experiences in the Bangor area."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4
"The new writing utensils did not have these disadvantages, and were considered a great invention. Slates and slate pencils are no longer used for…"
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"He continued writing, creating many detailed and illustrated personal letters with his observations and analyses of local issues while also…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Flood Exhibit Work
"… on the floods of 1902 and 1976 and ultimately writing the text for this exhibit. X X X X X X X X X…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134
"… 7, pages 114-134 Martin began this section by writing and illustrating what he calls his "Chapter on Soldiers" in which he described what Civil…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips
"Each volume also has an introduction. Each of the five volumes of John Martin's writings is available in full."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867
"… designs in his "Scrap Book No 3" that he began writing and illustrating in 1867. Martin wrote five volumes of recollections of his life and of…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864
"… illustration of the swing in a journal he began writing in 1864 to document his life and activities."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin as zephyr, Bangor, 1866
"… on page 147 of a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began writing and illustrating in 1864. Martin created five volumes that recall businesses in which he…"