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John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… red broad cloth coat a pair of fine black broad cloth pants a fine cotton shirt with linen dickey a knapsack empty and a pair of fine calf boots…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… post Civil War July 4 parade in Bangor in 1865 is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw hat" as depicted by John Martin (1823-1904)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… showing Junior "attention, order arms," in his dress coat, and going to drill. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Knights Templar member, Bangor, 1864

"… activities, added, "Their uniform was black broad cloth of the finest quality & their caps beaver plush their arms swords and every member wore a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"… wrote, "Co B State guard black pants blue Broad cloth frock coat & a United States cap J R Richr Capt R L Morrison Lieut." View additional…"

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

"At left is Ada as she was dressed from ages 4 to 6 at left, reading a book. Martin wrote, "reading picture books and primmers and giving the names of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"Martin provided the boy with some clothes and boots and employed him for 16 months until April 1864 when he found him work on a farm and a chance to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"her dress was a blue & red spotted Delane with a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"The form of the cap is exact, the outlines of the coat and boots very near. his rifile was encased to the lock his valise I carried to the exchange…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"… circle and I bought a nice German blueblack broad cloth one of Davis & Gilligin in the circular block for 15$ which was as nice a one as I could…"

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

"… one mile high in the air all alone sustained by a cloth bag filled with gas." The journals and scrapbooks Martin wrote from 1864 to about 1898…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… attend school, also washed & done up the family clothing. Her younger brother often came to my chamber to see me draw & paint the Iron works & I…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"In 1855, Martin and 43 other Bangor area men started the "Dancing Fraternity," a group that studied and practiced the latest dances."

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"The halls also housed the village basketball teams and intense rivalries developed. To add to the fun, Seal Harbor held an annual Old-Timers…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"In the Journal and the three scrapbooks are 34 full-page illustrations, many of which are watercolors; 37 half- or quarter-page illustrations, 32…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Mabelle Martin's casket, Bangor, 1899

"… of the family home and included it in the Scrap and Sketch Book he wrote starting in 1888 in which he recounted his activities and recalled some of…"

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 - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"He and wife and child and his parents moved into it. Martin made a sketch of the house, which he probably recopied onto page 391 of a journal he…"

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

"In a journal and scrapbooks he began writing and illustrating in 1864 to recount his life and experiences, he often drew trees, gardens, and fruit…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… and gardening, business practices, architecture, and numerous other topics, wrote and illustrated five volumes in which he reflected on his life…"

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

"… design, gardening, dancing, and other topics and wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections about his family and his life."

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

"… of this color and average size, some were larger and a few smaller." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper who lived most of his adult…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… and shopkeeper, was interested in fashion, and in the various reflections that he wrote and illustrated about his life, he often included comments…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end

"… Dance, and Circular Waltz; various etiquette and health instructions, and explains the duties of a dance manager, and dances he led or received…"