Maine Memory Network

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

"… as an adult, with his mother, and re-created the home that she lost after her husband died. The illustration appears at the beginning of "John…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… a train from Bangor to the rally, then returned home on the train. Some of the signs in the illustration read, "Democrat House no illumination,"…"

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

"… starting in 1888, while he was away from home working as an accountant at Katahdin Iron Works, near Brownville."

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

"She sold the family home and bought this house, but put it in her son Luther's name. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"… Museum Description The James Emery home in Bucksport was located at the head of the ferry on the northeast corner of Main Street."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… & bought her a nice album & wanted me to draw her home in it & write a poem which I did. & In the course of time She made a beautiful hanging…"

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

"… when he was 62 years old, John Martin left his home in Bangor for long stretches to work as an accountant at the Katahdin Charcoal Iron Co."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"It is an unusual picture of an area because of the illustrations, the detail, and the combination of public and private – how business operated, how…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"He had to leave home at least twice for work: once to go to Grand Lake Stream or Houlton and work at F. Shaw Brothers Tannery."

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

"… pasted a sheet labeled "Curiosity 1866." He drew an apple tree and an individual apple. Below the tree Martin wrote, "1866 This tree produced ten…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"Raynes' half-brother, John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration of Raynes diving. It appears on page 286 of the journal Martin began writing in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor drew an illustration of the north side of the interior of the store he operated for several years on Center…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of Alden Merry's house, Brownville Junction, 1893

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904), an account and architecture enthusiast, called this house "the most & best house I ever see for…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"Martin described himself as an "expert accountant." He wrote the journal, three scrapbooks, and an account of his activities as a dance student and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… merchant Rufus Prince, for whom Martin worked as an accountant. Martin drew the illustration of the west side and north end of the house as it…"

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

"… contemporary commentary after he went to work as an accountant at Katahdin Charcoal Iron Co. in 1885."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 2, pages 27-37

"… which is apparently a tongue-in-cheek account of an organization that met yearly and was itself a spoof on organizations Lowell apparently was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… John Martin (1823-1904), a Union man, drew an illustration of Marcellus Emery, a Confederate supporter and Democrat, who published a newspaper in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"… politics temporarily with clipping a clipping of an account he wrote in 1876 about Bangor's failure to properly deal with streets and sidewalks."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn

"… Raynes remembrance This newspaper clipping from an unidentified California newspaper is a "late tribute" to Alonzo Raynes, John Martin's…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"… comments on card playing, provides a program of an 1874 dance evening, Oliver Lunt's Dancing Academy, dances Martin sponsored, and information…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, had long worked for other businesses in Hampden and Bangor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864

"in Bangor in about 1852. Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, dance enthusiast, and gardener, drew this detailed illustration of the house and grounds…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… property transactions, Prince business accounts, an eventful excursion to Belfast aboard an iron propellor steamer, and the Bangor Quartet Club."