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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… descriptions and larger, sometimes full-page, drawings of homes, businesses, churches, schools, bridges, and other subjects."

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

"Martin kept detailed records and drawings of his activities and the areas in which he lived. He was interested in much that surrounded him…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"… labeled the toll house, Skinner's Store, and the Draw. Martin (1823-1864) began in 1864 writing a Journal about his life and experiences."

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

"Besides drawing and explaining the exterior of the house, Martin included a floor plan on page 514 of his journal."

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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - Frederick A. Tompson

"Frederick Tompson graduated from Portland High School in 1876 and immediately entered the office of Francis H. Fassett, the city’s leading architect."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650

"Littlefield Bangor Girls First Select School Third Parish Church Prof. George Shepard First Baptist Church Thomas A. Hill"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… seventy-five commissions for houses, churches, schools, business blocks, and factories. Most of this work was in the Lewiston-Auburn area."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"He then studied at Harvard’s School of Architecture. Between October 1912 and April 1913, he traveled in Europe, spending much of his time in Italy."