Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… his life, he often included comments about -- and drawings of -- fashion. He accompanied this illustration of "Fashion in Bangor, 1865," with a…"

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

"… writing and illustrating in 1864, included this drawing on page 619. The building at left is the girls' school. It was built in 1849."

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

"… and generally tried to depict people in his drawings in the costumes they wore. He wrote that in the illustrated numbered "2," she was making a…"

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

"… velvet cap and checked plaid cotton apron in this drawing by his half-brother John Martin. Martin (1823-1904) drew the image from recollections of…"

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

"… the fun of it I gave him 10 cents a piece to draw my house & store and I have both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road Bridge."

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

"The market and public hall shown in Martin's drawing was built on part of the foundation -- and lasted until the Freshet of March 1846."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"Martin included the drawing of the Fiske Block on page 517 as part of going to work as an accountant for I W Patten's store, which was located at the…"

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

"… & other incidents connected with it." The drawing is on page 418 of a journal Martin wrote and illustrated in 1864 as he reflected on his life and…"

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

"He made the drawing, which appears on page 379 of the journal, on July 21, 1864 and wrote that the illustration shows the wooden store as it was in…"

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

"… Accompanying this illustration, he wrote, "In drawing the house & L had I been artist enough to show a Jog I might & wished to represent this…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"He identified a number of details in the drawing, including Card's Cove, Cards Brook, Squaw Point, Cards Mill, Austin's Cove, the Union River, and…"

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

"In his description of the tree, he referred to a drawing on page 490 of his "Journal" where he wrote about a "magnificeient blackheart cherry tree."…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… Book" he started in 1864. Martin entitled the drawing "The Tree I Lost." He wrote that he planted the tree, which came from Nath Harlow's nursery…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… the writing that can be seen to the right of the drawing is part of a longer narrative that appears in full in "Scrap Book no."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… this sketch of the son "to show how near I can draw or represent when I undertake it in good earnest." Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… State Museum Description Under his drawing of a Gravenstein apple and a tree that appear on page 64 of his "Scrap Book no 3," John Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… and people surrounding him, Martin provides small drawings that provide visual detail of his written descriptions and larger, sometimes full-page…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… tribute to a friend who died in the Civil War, a drawing of his ideal homestead, a discussion of slavery based on a conversation with a former…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Biographies

"Biographies This site includes select biographies (listed at left) for database-represented architects and firms."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"George Coombs By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Home for Joseph Briggs designed by George M. Coombs, 1884 Maine Historical Society George Millard…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"John P. Thomas This article is based on Roger G. Reed’s biography of John P. Thomas in the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"Gridley Barrows By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Gridley Barrows (1912-1999) was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1912."

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Collections

"Database Collections Below is a listing of collections currently represented in the Maine Architecture & Landscape Design Database, organized by…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"Frederick A. Tompson By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Frederick Augustus Tompson (1857-1919) was born in Portland in 1857. His father John A."