Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) was about 10 years old when he built his own plow and had his own…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description At a young age, John Martin (1823-1904) prided himself on his accomplishments as an inventor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor, a shopkeeper on Center Street, found business especially…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description Annie Martin (1855-1889), the second child of John and Clara Martin of Bangor, is shown in…"

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description In the journal about his life that John Martin of Bangor began writing in 1864, he drew…"

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description An illustration of Alonzo E. Raynes (1830-1918) pictures him as he is about to board the bark…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) married Clara Cary (1836-1902) on March 27, 1850 in Bangor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description Alonzo E. Raynes (1830-1916) of Brewer, the son of Anna and Solomon Raynes, is shown wearing a…"

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor drew these illustrations of his daughter, Ada, in three…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description Annie Martin Snow (1855-1889) died on August 30, 1889, while visiting the home of her parents…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket at grave, Bangor, 1889

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration of the casket his daughter, Annie Martin Snow, as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description The illustrations of Elmer Ellsworth Martin (1860-1870) are included on page 648 of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor drew and described the Hampden Town House as it appeared in 1849."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description Thomas A. White's Dry Goods Emporium adjoined the Penobscot Exchange on Exchange Street in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, opened his own store on Center Street in Bangor in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor drew his recollection of these buildings along Kenduskeag…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor drew an illustration of the Pendleton & Ross stand, formerly…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description When John Martin (1823-1904) was a child, his stepfather, Solomon Raynes, moved the family to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description The Millerites, a religious group who believed that Jesus would reappear on earth between…"

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), along with many other Bangor residents, awaited the arrival of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Steamer "Bangor," 1847

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description In 1847, John Martin (1823-1904) was among a group of Bangor area residents who went on a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Republican Wigwam, Bangor, 1872

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description In August 1872, John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and Republican…"

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor wrote about and illustrated his recollections of a circus he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description On page 122 of a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began in 1864, Bangor accountant and shopkeeper John…"