Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Old Bill, gundalow crossing Penobscot River, Bangor, 1846

"Martin recalled that he and his mother and sister were returning in June 1846 from a visit to Ellsworth where his mother had grown up and where…"

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

"… journals and scrapbooks looking back at his life and experiences and commenting on current affairs in and around Bangor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… and scrapbooks he wrote reflecting on his life and experiences and commenting on current activities."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… Pages 133-end Instructions on dance steps, profiles of members, and comments on etiquette and health, and on particular dance events X"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… and illustrated five volumes recalling his life and experiences and some current events, wrote that the crowds awaited several transport ships on…"

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

"This illustration of the circus swing is from page 14 of his Scrap and Sketch Book that he began writing on June 14, 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

"Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, wrote and illustrated a journal in 1864 that recounted his experiences and activities."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"In 1864, he wrote and illustrated a journal about his life and activities in and around Bangor. On page 508 of the journal, he drew this…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… five volumes of recollections about his life and events in the Bangor area and commentaries on contemporary topics, wrote that Boynton "appears as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Kimball was arrested and Martin speculated that he lost most of his business as a result of the incident."

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"The scrapbook covers were replaced and necessary cleaning and repairs made to many pages, especially in the scrapbooks."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"Ever the acute observer, recorder, and illustrator, Martin described and illustrated that iron works that first opened in Maine in the 1840s -- and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… also sketched and described several apple trees and apples and other trees of which he was proud. This scrapbook is broken into seven sections to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"… in Bangor and the war on local businesses; and his wife's serious illness and medical interventions used. Some of the people mentioned: Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… gardens on Center Street -- with illustrations, and business dealings and failures, including Pendleton & Ross, Shaw & Merrill furniture…"

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

"… scrapbook in which he pasted newspaper clippings and he wrote and illustrated various aspects of his life."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"This illustration appears on page 565 and is followed by explanations of each item pictured. View additional information about this item on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Skating Rink, 1868

"… 25, 1868 and Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and recorder of historical and contemporary events John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration of it…"

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

"Martin and his wife, Clara Cary, bought a house at 130 Center Street in Bangor in 1854. Five of their six children were born there."

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

"He also wrote and illustrated five volumes, reflecting on his life, experiences, and the communities in which he lived."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"… (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper and a Republican, attended the convention at Davenport Square and drew illustrations of some of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"… Martin (1823-1904), in an account of his life and activities that he began writing and illustrating in 1864, included this drawing on page 619."

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

"The church, built in 1852-1853 and designed by John Towle of Boston, also was known as Central Congregational Church."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-21

"Some of the people and events mentioned: Neil Kullborg drawings Ernst Sjostodt Stanfords Ball, Bangor Jesse Stone Katahdin Iron Works history Owen H."