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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 0-46

"… to page 46 The section includes the Constitution of the organization, information about Acadian Hall, Wasgatts Quartet, a list of members…"

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

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

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

"… and prices, his rustic furniture, profiles of his children, their educations, schools, vaccinations, and churches -- and numerous ilustrations of…"

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

"It appears on page 477 of the journal. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Martin, Bangor, 1865

"The illustration is on page 124 of Martin's "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began in 1864. In the corner of the illustration, Martin wrote that Elmer…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"Each of the five volumes of John Martin's writings is available in full. To access them:Click on title of volume desired."

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 - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

"Gate no 6, he wrote on page 13 of his "Scrap Book No 3," "is designed not to be located too near a house and is made for service and show." Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin as zephyr, Bangor, 1866

"… Description Annie Martin (1855-1889) was part of a group of 26 girls who participated in Solon Wilder's floral concert on Monday, July 2, 1866."

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

"… The illustration, which appears on page 21 of the scrapbook, is accompanied by his detailed description of the monument and the consecration…"

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

"… drew the neighborhood, detailing inhabitants of all the properties, as it was between 1833 and 1835 and included it as page 63 of his journal."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"The illustration is on page 105 of "John Martin's Journal," in which he described his life and his observations of the world around him."

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

"… John Martin (1823-1904) drew several images of the inside of the shop he kept on Center Street in Bangor for several years starting in 1862."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing, Bangor, ca. 1865

"Martin had a passion for dancing -- one of his volumes is about a dancing group he helped found. He wrote under the illustration, "Of all the…"

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

"The drawing appears on page 387 of Martin's journal, which he wrote and illustrated in 1864 to recount his life and activities for his children."

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

"Martin made a sketch of the house, which he probably recopied onto page 391 of a journal he wrote and illustrated in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"He accompanied this illustration of "Fashion in Bangor, 1865," with a discussion of what his mother wore when he was 4 years old and commented on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… and activities in the Bangor area in a series of journals and scrap and sketch books. On page 105 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began in 1864…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"The illustration is followed by a discussion of the fashion and comments on how politics, social life, and fashion had changed by the end of the…"

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

"Raynes (1830-1916) of Brewer, the son of Anna and Solomon Raynes, is shown wearing a red velvet cap and checked plaid cotton apron in this drawing by…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… & balls which were deposited there by the fathers of this section which were on the ground in rear of the academy at the time the british soldiers…"

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

"… (1823-1904) of Bangor drew this illustration of the Fiske Block on Broad Street in Bangor as part of a journal he wrote and illustrated in 1864 to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… day I was told from day break until 12 midnight of the sights I have seen I count this as one of the finest, to see a car literally packed as they…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… merchant, whom he described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections about…"