Maine Memory Network

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

"… prided himself on his accomplishments as an inventor, a gardener/farmer, and a worker. In a journal he began writing in 1864, Martin described a…"

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

"… is shown in four positions from ages 3 to 10 in an illustration her father drew and included on page 646 of his "Journal" in which he recounted his…"

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

"Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, worked for Pendleton & Ross ship chandlers beginning in 1854. Martin wrote that Pendleton & Ross was "the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"… Clara Cary, began their married life. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper who worked for Prince for some time, wrote, "In order to start my…"

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

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor, an accountant, shopkeeper, and garden and landscape enthusiast, drew this illustration of an apple…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and author and illustrator of a journal recounting his life and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"He also presents an 1837 profile of Bangor and a discussion of how the city changed from that time until the late 1860s, when he created the…"

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

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

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

"Model for a barn supposing the site is an elevation on a main thoroughfare or connected with a house where room can be obtained on lots conspicuous."…"

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

"… and is made for service and show." Martin was an accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening…"

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

"… Bangor on the east side of the Penobscot River in an area known as Ball Hill. He indicated on the drawing where the Bangor & Bucksport Railroad…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, architecture, gardening, and dance enthusiast, drew the illustration of the swing in a journal he began writing in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… & March." He had worked most of his life as an accountant and shopkeeper, but also was interested in gardening, fashion, architecture, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper, drew the illustration of his daughter in her gymnastic costume as she appeared in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, drew this illustration of the monument and wrote in the Scrap and Sketch Book he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… Harlows March 11th 1844." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and keen observer of all around him, began in 1864 writing a journal…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"Martin worked as an accountant and shopkeeper. His journal details his interests in nearly everything around him: architecture, gardening, business…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"Martin, an accountant, had worked for various other businesses in Hampden and Bangor since he was a boy. He obtained funds from Edwin B."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"… the store in 1862 after many years of working as an accountant and shopkeeper for other businesses. He hoped to avoid economic ups and downs by…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Two star skaters, Bangor, 1868

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor who wrote and illustrated five volumes reflecting on his life and time and commenting…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Slave whip, 1864

"… on page 54 in his 1864 "Scrap & Sketch Book" drew an illustration of two slave whips and a slave being whipped."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"He said it brought a group of Congressmen on an excursion to Bangor and the Maine coast. Martin described the boat and its guns."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Skating Rink, 1868

"… contemporary events John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration of it, replete with skaters, some of whom he named."

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"John Martin (1823-1907), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, bought the house in 1852. He and wife and child and his parents moved into it."