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

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

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 - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"A bookkeeper and accountant for a number of businesses, Martin and his wife, Clara Cary, had six children."

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 - 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

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

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 - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"Martin, an accountant, had worked for various other businesses in Hampden and Bangor since he was a boy. He obtained funds from Edwin B."

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

"… store in 1862 after many years of working as an accountant and shopkeeper for other businesses. He hoped to avoid economic ups and downs by…"

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

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

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

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

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Skating Rink, 1868

"… Rink opened on December 25, 1868 and Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and recorder of historical and contemporary events John Martin (1823-1904) drew…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… Rufus Prince, for whom Martin worked as an accountant. Martin drew the illustration of the west side and north end of the house as it appeared on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"John Martin (1823-1907), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, bought the house in 1852. He and wife and child and his parents moved into it."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"… of Bangor undertook in 1864 creating a detailed account of his life and activities so his children would have a record about their family."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, was an enthusiastic landscaper and gardener."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864

"… and a few smaller." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper who lived most of his adult life in Bangor, began in 1864 recording and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… Description John Martin (1832-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, also was a devoted gardener, proud of his landscape designs, and the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… the 1840s for several years. Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, temperance man, and Republican, also wrote that during temperance years…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… & should be admitted." Martin, a Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and Republican, wrote that Weston was the Democratic candidate for Congress from…"