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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"He also described the house, his gardens, the birth of their first child, Ada, and their move to a portion of Clara's mother's house."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… Martin (1823-1904) was a meticulous bookkeeper, gardener, and architecture and dancing enthusiast."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"Gardening Furber & Metcalf Hugh Ross Samuel C. Harlow Bangor Skating Park James Dunning Charles Perry Junior Martin Jameson's Guards Bangor Cadets…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"Snow Otis Stone Reed Harding Martin's plow Martin's garden First passenger steamer Doctor Allen Rogers Tavern, apothecary shop"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"… Penobscot, his children, himself, his house and gardens, chairs he built, fashions of various eras, numerous buildings, including churches…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, architecture, gardening, and dance enthusiast, drew the illustration of the swing in a journal he began writing in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… much that surrounded him: architecture, politics, gardening and farming, business, boats, horses, trolleys, churches, and, especially dancing and…"

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

"… in nearly everything around him: architecture, gardening, business, transportation, fashion, and dance, among other topics."

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

"… and interested in architecture, business, gardening, dancing, and many other topics, Martin wrote and illustrated a journal and several scrapbooks…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… in Bangor, was an enthusiastic landscaper and gardener. He also wrote and illustrated five volumes, reflecting on his life, experiences, and the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… who was interested in fashion, landscaping and gardening, business practices, architecture, and numerous other topics, wrote and illustrated five…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… business uncertainties, renovations of house, gardens   Part 7, pages 452-534 Births of Annie, Junior, Elmer; landscaping and garden design…"

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

"I have been urged to go into mens gardens tare them all to pieces & set them anew. I can show in my garden to day the handsomest & best rustic chair…"

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

"… buildings, interiors of businesses and schools, gardens, neighborhoods, his inventions, fashions, his children, his interest in dance, and his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… himself on his accomplishments as an inventor, a gardener/farmer, and a worker. In a journal he began writing in 1864, Martin described a cart he…"

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

"… was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening, dancing, and numerous other topics, drew the series of gate designs in his "Scrap Book…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… Sofa and Grape trellis." Martin, an accountant, gardener, and architecture and dancing enthusiast, also spent his time in 1864 and 1865 writing…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… who was interested also in architecture, gardening, fashion, dancing, and almost everything that happened around him, married Clara Cary…"

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

"… 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 body is…"

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

"… of Bangor, an accountant, shopkeeper, and garden and landscape enthusiast, drew this illustration of an apple tree on page 42 of a "Scrap and…"

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

"… was interested in fashion, dance, architecture, gardening, and other pursuits, drew this illustration of a "society lady" as she might have…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… and bar that served the stage coach business, gardening for Hinkley, the temperance movement and his desire to stop selling liquor, and his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… on his life, architecture, landscaping and gardening, education, business, inventions, family life, neighborhoods, and almost all other aspects of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… & Sketch Book with information about the Bangor House and Franklin House, and his theme throughout much of this volume: the decline in manners and…"