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

"… Description A boy in the post Civil War July 4 parade in Bangor in 1865 is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw hat" as depicted by…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"Martin's descriptions and illustrations are on page 105 of his "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began in 1864, and which is one of 5 journals and…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The parade ended with the Grange and “Am. Benefit” Float. A spectator attending the parade wearing a more modestly priced lapel pin, probably…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Use policies and agreements

"Use policies and agreements Please click on this link to read the policies for use of the materials on this site: MMN Policies and Agreements X…"

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

"… an account of his activities as a dance student and dance master for his wife and children, so they would know more about his life and activities."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, had six children. Their daughter, Annie, he noted, graduated from the…"

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

"… dancing, and many other topics, Martin wrote and illustrated a journal and several scrapbooks recounting his life, family, and various experiences…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840

"… a journal in 1864 to provide details of his life and activities for his wife, children, and descendants."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"The journal provides detailed descriptions of the buildings and business. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… Light in Stockton Springs, and a picnic that he and his wife and children had. Members of the Third Parish Church in Bangor, joined by the First…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… dollars and was owned by Mess Shaw & Billings and was perfectly black of the nicest polish and silver mounted in every particular even the hook on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… He further explained the workings of the group and its effects and wrote of the Mutual Store, "This store has been a curse to me ever since the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"To achieve the latter part of that goal, Martin (1823-1904) began in 1864, to compile a series of reminiscences and observations about his parents…"

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

"… and "particular." He drew illustrations of, and explained and postulated about, architecture, folk art, the greater Bangor area, gardening and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works

"It describes the process of making pig iron and gives some background about the Kathadin Iron Charcoal Co. and the area where it was located."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… Description In the evening after the July 4, 1865 parade and observances in Bangor, ten Penobscot Indians in five birchbark canoes engaged in a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… Petersburg Lee's surrender Bangor victory "parade" Gorham L. Boynton Israel B. Norcross Llewellyn J."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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

"… wrote, provides details about the iron-making process, the business end of iron making, and the Silver Lake Hotel, which served both tourist…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"He wrote that alewives ran first and as the weather warmed enough for pear trees to bloom, shad began running in the river."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"The Bangor Cornet Band was part of the procession into the cemetery and performed during the ceremonies."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Of course, I didn’t see the parade because I was riding on the Peacock float. The women decorated the floats and ours was beautiful."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… increases in retail activity, fishing and fish processing employment opportunities, shipping and farming, Lubec’s population grew to 3,000 by 1850."