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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-21

"… of the people and events mentioned: Neil Kullborg drawings Ernst Sjostodt Stanfords Ball, Bangor Jesse Stone Katahdin Iron Works history Owen H."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"Sometimes Martin pasted drawings he had made previously into his scrapbooks. Most often, though, the illustrations appear on the pages of the journal…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"The brick building is captured in a drawing done by John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper who wrote and illustrated a journal…"

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

"… brother often came to my chamber to see me draw & paint the Iron works & I soon found he had a natural tact for drawing." Martin was writing and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849

"Cram, suprema. At the time Martin made the drawing, Rufus Wiggin was about 22, Raynes, Martin's half-brother, was 17; Rinaldo Wiggin was 18, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"… John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor made this drawing of Rufus Prince's brick house in Bangor where Martin and his wife, Clara Cary, began their…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… and people surrounding him, Martin provides small drawings that provide visual detail of his written descriptions and larger, sometimes full-page…"

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

"… labeled the toll house, Skinner's Store, and the Draw. Martin (1823-1864) began in 1864 writing a Journal about his life and experiences."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"Besides drawing and explaining the exterior of the house, Martin included a floor plan on page 514 of his journal."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… his life, he often included comments about -- and drawings of -- fashion. He accompanied this illustration of "Fashion in Bangor, 1865," with a…"

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

"… writing and illustrating in 1864, included this drawing on page 619. The building at left is the girls' school. It was built in 1849."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864

"… and generally tried to depict people in his drawings in the costumes they wore. He wrote that in the illustrated numbered "2," she was making a…"

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

"… velvet cap and checked plaid cotton apron in this drawing by his half-brother John Martin. Martin (1823-1904) drew the image from recollections of…"

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

"… the fun of it I gave him 10 cents a piece to draw my house & store and I have both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road Bridge."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"The market and public hall shown in Martin's drawing was built on part of the foundation -- and lasted until the Freshet of March 1846."

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

"Martin included the drawing of the Fiske Block on page 517 as part of going to work as an accountant for I W Patten's store, which was located at the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… & other incidents connected with it." The drawing is on page 418 of a journal Martin wrote and illustrated in 1864 as he reflected on his life and…"

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

"He made the drawing, which appears on page 379 of the journal, on July 21, 1864 and wrote that the illustration shows the wooden store as it was in…"

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

"He identified a number of details in the drawing, including Card's Cove, Cards Brook, Squaw Point, Cards Mill, Austin's Cove, the Union River, and…"

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

"… Book" he started in 1864. Martin entitled the drawing "The Tree I Lost." He wrote that he planted the tree, which came from Nath Harlow's nursery…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… the writing that can be seen to the right of the drawing is part of a longer narrative that appears in full in "Scrap Book no."

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

"… this sketch of the son "to show how near I can draw or represent when I undertake it in good earnest." Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… State Museum Description Under his drawing of a Gravenstein apple and a tree that appear on page 64 of his "Scrap Book no 3," John Martin…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… covered by James Stackpole, taking three days and drawing a large crowd of spectators and assistants from the community."