Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description The plans for this store were drawn in about 1835, but Rufus Prince's financial problems in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description The first electric railroad -- or trolley -- began operating in Bangor in 1889."

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) was a meticulous bookkeeper, gardener, and architecture and dancing…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in landscaping…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, wrote a detailed description…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922

"… by Farmington Public Library Description Flora Brooks served as librarian for over 30 years at the Farmington Public Library."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"… by Farmington Public Library Description Publishers often sent postcards promoting their new novels to libraries, these served also as…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Life membership certificate, Farmington Public Library Association, 1917

"… by Farmington Public Library Description In the early years of the Library, patrons "bought" memberships which allowed them to borrow…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865

"… by Farmington Public Library Description The four adult sons of Jacob Abbott. Upper left: Benjamin Vaughan, b. 1830."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"… by Presque Isle Historical Society Description These farm buildings, on Academy Street in Presque Isle, feature a connected barn and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… by Presque Isle Historical Society Description In celebration of the centennial of its founding, the Presque Isle Centennial Committee…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description In a peaceful demonstration of opposition to imported Canadian potatoes, a group of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Maxie Anderson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who planned to attempt another balloon…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"… by Presque Isle Historical Society Description These Presque Isle Ice Company employees, from left, Chet Payne, [?] Willette, and Ken…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Governor Joseph Brennan signed the guest book at the site where the Double Eagle II…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Post Office was in the Plumly Building, a three story building built in 1856 on the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description This view of Main Street in Lincoln looking south shows some of the stately old buildings that…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description The first clergyman associated with the Lincoln Center Baptist Church was Stephen Chase who…"

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description A view of the town of Lincoln taken from Ballard Hill."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 7 design, Bangor, 1867

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description "This gate I have designed for my own special benefit," John Martin, a Bangor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, drew a series of gate and fence designs…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin barn plan, Bangor, 1867

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (18223-1907), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who wrote and illustrated five…"

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor designed a series of gates and fences appropriate for…"

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

"… Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, entitled this drawing that…"