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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"A selection of three dresses serve to illustrate the gigot sleeve’s rise and fall from outsize balloon puffs at the shoulder, followed by mid-arm…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… 114-134 Martin began this section by writing and illustrating what he calls his "Chapter on Soldiers" in which he described what Civil War…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"He offers and illustration and a quite interesting discussion of a former slave who lived in Bangor and who explained to Martin and others what…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"White; and then opened his own shop. He drew illustrations of the inside of the shop and provided details about the contents."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… his house and gardens on Center Street -- with illustrations, and business dealings and failures, including Pendleton & Ross, Shaw & Merrill…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"… commentary on the events of that day, including illustrations, one of which is a canoe race on Kenduskeag Stream."

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

"Martin wrote and illustrated five volumes between 1864 and 1899 of reminiscences and commentary on his life and times in the Bangor area."

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

"… his "Scrap Book No 3" that he began writing and illustrating in 1867. Martin wrote five volumes of recollections of his life and of events and…"

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

"… a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who wrote and illustrated five volumes of reflections and commentary on his life and the Bangor area, drew this…"

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

"… dancing, and other topics and wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections about his family and his life."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"… on page 647 of his "Journal" that he wrote and illustrated beginning in 1864 to recount his life and experiences so his children could better…"

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

"He included hand-drawn illustrations. Since this map has a specific date, he may have recopied into the journal from earlier notes."

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

"The illustration of the bridge appeared on page 220 in a section he wrote about the Freshet of March 29, 1846, which destroyed the bridge."

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

"… who lived in Hampden as a child, drew this illustration -- and provided explanations -- of the neighborhood in Hampden where he lived with his…"

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

"… accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor who wrote and illustrated five volumes reflecting on his life and time and commenting on contemporary events…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Old Bill, gundalow crossing Penobscot River, Bangor, 1846

"… horses head fast and shocking the wheels." The illustration is on page 234 of the journal. He described the challenging trip across the river."

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

"Martin included the illustration on page 49 of a "Scrap and Sketch Book" he began writing in 1864. He wrote that it was the first gunboat in the…"

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

"… recopied onto page 391 of a journal he wrote and illustrated in 1864. The journal recounts his life and experiences."

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

"He also wrote and illustrated five volumes, reflecting on his life, experiences, and the communities in which he lived."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"In a journal and scrapbooks he began writing and illustrating in 1864 to recount his life and experiences, he often drew trees, gardens, and fruit…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904) drew this illustration of Arvida Hayford, a Bangor lumber dealer, on page 57 of "Scrap Book no 3," which Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… the convention at Davenport Square and made illustrations of some of the speakers. On page 21 of his "Scrap Book 3," Martin, a Bangor accountant…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… and shopkeeper, who began in 1864 writing and illustrating journals and scrapbooks about his life and experiences, drew this solider -- as people…"

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

"… life and activities that he began writing and illustrating in 1864, included this drawing on page 619. The building at left is the girls' school."