Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866

"Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In a "Scrap & Sketch…"

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

"Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor…"

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

"Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"Fashions in Bangor, 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description A man and a woman show off the…"

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

"Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Capt."

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

"Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor…"

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

"Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Noted Bangor architect…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"Division Street School, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The south side and west end…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The plans of…"

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

"Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The primary and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"… cloth that were woven together by hand (until the invention of the sewing machine.) Anchors were commonly made of stone or iron and took up to a…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… of refrigeration until William Cullen would invent the first refrigerator. Tons and tons of ice was shipped south during the later half of the 19th…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"They stayed for five years and invented the car horn. After the O’Brien Electrophone Company moved out, the Johnson Shoe Factory moved in and took…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… on the Kennebec, and another son, Eben, in 1865 invented one of the deadliest whaling weapons ever devised, the “bomb lance” harpoon."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"Pepperell's saving grace was the invention and production of the Vellux blanket by Francis Spencer, and a very small portion of the mills continued…"

Belfast Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"She has been a teacher for 32 years here. She invented the Swan's Island Studies course over 25 years ago as a way to teach island students about…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… the French artist Louis Daguerre announced his invention of photography in January 1839, painter Paul Delaroche declared, "From today, painting is…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"He bought his first Model T in 1904. He invented a tire hook chain, a rim stretcher and a temple joint for eyeglasses. That is how W.A."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"If Fred had lived longer, he could have invented something that would have changed the world. Works Cited Goodwin, Beckie."

Acadia National Park

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