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

"… were the most magnificent body I ever saw," John Martin of Bangor wrote in his account of their appearance at the consecration of the Soldiers'…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, who began in 1864 writing and…"

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

"John Martin (1823-1904), in an account of his life and activities that he began writing and illustrating in 1864, included this drawing on page 619."

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

"Intro: pages 0-21   Part 1, pages 0-21 Martin began his final volume of compiled retrospective and contemporary commentary after he went to work…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Republican Wigwam, Bangor, 1872

"… Museum Description In August 1872, John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and Republican supporter, drew the…"

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

"John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and ardent Republican, drew the illustration of Hamlin and quoted some of his speech on…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, on page 127 of a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he…"

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

"… in Bangor where he and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, attended church together after they were married in 1850."

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

"Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, had six children. Their daughter, Annie, he noted, graduated from the…"

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

"John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, attended. He wrote, "This was one of the most magnificient sights I ever witnessed in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"It appears on page 286 of the journal Martin began writing in 1864 to record details of his life and activities in the Bangor area."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of Alden Merry's house, Brownville Junction, 1893

"Martin was working as an accountant at Katahdin Iron Works, about 10 miles away. Martin frequently made detailed illustrations of houses and other…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 0-46

"… profiles and photographs of: Albert Smith John Martin James G. Wasgatt Albert L. Spencer George H. Getchell Melville H. Andrews Francis A."

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

"Part 1, pages 000-26 Martin begin his Scrap & Sketch Book with information about the Bangor House and Franklin House, and his theme throughout much…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150

"Blake Cornelius Driscoll Philadelphia Convention George W. Ladd President Johnson Annie Martin performance Solon Wilder Men smoking"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 108-128

"Grant consume much of this section. Martin's Republican and temperance views are clear as are the ways in which those views lead him to rail against…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end

"… pages 133-end In the final section of the book, Martin discusses the history of the Dancing Fraternity (Model Assembly), and instructions for…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29

"… 1, to page 29 Like most 19th century scrapbooks, Martin's contains numerous newspaper clippings. Some are jokes or seemingly random items that…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 30-47

"Intro: pages 30-47   Part 2, pages 30-47 Martin continues his discussion -- often quite strident -- of Democratic politics in Maine and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865

"John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote about their return and drew this illustration on Page 138 of the "Scrap & Sketchbook" that he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… Approximately 1844-1849 The section begins with Martin's observation about the Millerites, a group that set a date for Christ's second coming, and…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) designed this barnyard gate -- one of a number of gates he designed for…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor, a shopkeeper on Center Street, found business especially slow in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"Raynes' half-brother, John Martin, included the illustration on page 304 of a journal he wrote in 1864 reflecting on his life and activities in the…"