Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… 22 Regiment left Bangor for Ship Island he was the tallest & handsomest man in the regiment." Martin's illustration of Kimball and commentary about…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"… and the boy, at right, after he had been on the farm for six months. Martin wrote, "I claim the change in this boy which I wrought wholly by my…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… in the Select School in Bangor and a few from the grammar school who formed a cadet company and began in December 1871 drilling with the Jameson…"

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

"Due to various economic downturns and the start of the Civil War, Martin thought being in business for himself was safer than working for someone…"

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

"Martin described the skaters and skating at the rink in detail in the Scrap Book. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… to take off the rim entire and leave nothing but the crown and a visor." He suggested that women's fashions changed when men went off to the Civil…"

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

"… 1864, Martin wrote, "Another splendid feature in the procession was the boys schools being each school in seperate companies with a regular set of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 2, pages 27-37

"… on organizations Lowell apparently was unaware of the nature of the group.. Other topics and people mentioned are: Excerpt from book about…"

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

"… with the best advantage on the north and up of the west side of the yard then follow around the rest of the yard." View additional information…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"Under the illustration, he wrote: "At the head of the casket were immence Boquets No 1 & 2 also a Splendid Square tablet with heavy border similar…"

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

"… he and Junior learned to do on the soft ground in the garden in the fall of 1864." Martin described Elmer, his fourth child and second son, "his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"He called it a silk, round topped fur hat. He also described the rest of his outfit, including where he purchased the items."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road Bridge. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"The illustration appears at the beginning of "John Martin's Journal," which he wrote beginning in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"The shop he operated was robbed a number of times. The other numbered illustrations are implements used in break-ins."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Society Lady of 1889," Bangor

"… Lady shows what constitutes a Society lady of the present day. The material for dress in this case is not costly but shows that the wearer is a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"Martin wrote that the girl's mother was ill and became an invalid and, "this little girl assumed the house work cooked nice bread, meats, pies, cakes…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… well the fourth, his cellar the fifth his grounds the sixth, the passage to a house barn garden field or pasture is one continual pleasure or…"

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

"… jumped down from figure 1 and come astride of the boys leg at 2 say 7 feet the boy at 2 sustaining him without breaking his leg." View additional…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. George W. Ladd, Bangor, ca. 1866

"He wrote that the event was known as the "padlock convention," because it was held behind closed doors and no proceedings were printed."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"The sketch of the younger Dr. Snell appears on page 4 of Martin's "Scrap Book No. 3," which he began in 1867."

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

"… war -- as well as Emery's pledge at the end of the war of his support for the Union. Martin was an accountant and shopkeeper who wrote about his…"

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

"… was involved, his family, his activities, and life in the Bangor area. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"Martin (1823-1904) drew the neighborhood, detailing inhabitants of all the properties, as it was between 1833 and 1835 and included it as page 63 of…"