Maine Memory Network

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

"… Martin's illustration on page 133 of his "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began in 1864 is labeled, "Mother in a Polka round."

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 - Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864

"… On the first page of "John Martin's Scrap & Sketch Book, Commenced June 14th 1864," Martin drew this Belles Early apple and wrote, "ripens the last…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… years. Martin wrote, on page 88 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began on June 14, 1864, "manufacturers made a clean sweep to kill pressing…"

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

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

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"… which is on page 12 of his 1864 Scrap and Sketch Book. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, began in 1864 to write and illustrate…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Knights Templar member, Bangor, 1864

"… and details appear on page 25 of his 1864 "Scrap and Sketch Book." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"… War began. Martin, on page 114 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began in 1864, described the soldier as wearing "a bear skin cap a fine red…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… illustration appears on page 149 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began in 1864. The illustration is followed by a discussion of the fashion and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"When the Democrats erected a large tent in Bangor for a political convention, Martin took his son along and sketched the tent, pacing off its length…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… discussions that comprise much of his Scrap & Sketch Book, written from 1864-1866. An ardent Republican, Martin was a supporter of Ulysses S."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"He returned to the site in 1864 before making his sketch. He wrote that the pulpit was on the western slope of a hill and that there was space to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… and remarks begin on page 135 of the "Sketch & Scrap Book" he began writing in 1864. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"… the circus swing is from page 14 of his Scrap and Sketch Book that he began writing on June 14, 1864."

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

"… Description On page 122 of a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began in 1864, Bangor accountant and shopkeeper John Martin (1823-1904) drew a…"

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

"… the end of the Civil War -- in his "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began writing in 1864. On page 106, he drew the illustration of a corn and flour…"

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

"… who owned the building and then proceeded to sketch it on a bill he had in his pocket book. He wrote, "When I had a full view of this building I…"

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

"… of an apple tree on page 42 of a "Scrap and Sketch Book" he started in 1864. Martin entitled the drawing "The Tree I Lost." He wrote that he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Dunning is shown here in a sketch John Martin of Bangor made on page 51 of his "Scrap Book no 3," a series of recollections on his life and…"

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

"… member is on page 25 of Martin's 1864 scrap and sketch book. Martin began in 1864 writing recollections of his life and activities."

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

"… illustration is on page 85 of his 1864 "Scrap & Sketch Book." He related some of Emery's history and the events in Bangor during the war -- as well…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"Croix, ca 1790 A sketch of Isle St. Croix from a map sent to Lt. Sydney by Lt. Gov Carleton in 1786.Maine Historical Society By 1783, then, the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"… Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain…"

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

"… Store in Bangor in 1865. Martin, in his "Scrap & Sketch Book," which he began in 1864, railed against the "mutual" idea as "one of the greatest…"