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John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"… his recollections of a circus he attended at the Boston Commons on July 4, 1853. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper who kept meticulous records…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"The plans appear on page 631 of his Journal and the descriptions of each numbered item on the illustration are on page 632."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"John D. Towle of Boston designed the Italianate structure. Martin wrote of the building of the church, "Land being high and the society being in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"Wise of Boston arranged the event. He said the balloon was about 30 feet tall when inflated. When the balloon went up, he wrote, "the sight was so…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… as well as serious training in the “fine art of paddling.” Most members this rusticators’ club aspired to having their own Indian-made paddle and…"