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John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and dance enthusiast, conducted a dancing school in the building in 1849 and drew the illustration in a journal…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"John Martin (1823-1904) learned about the meeting and went to the campground to observe. He drew the picture in 1864 and included it on page 199 of…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor wrote about and illustrated his recollections of a circus he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"John Martin (1823-1904), a shopkeeper and accountant in Bangor, wrote in detail about the July 4 events -- observing the end of the Civil War -- in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote and illustrated five volumes reflecting on his life and environment and commenting…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… over the city," according to an account John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote in his "Scrap & Sketchbook" that he began in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, drew an illustration of Gorham L."

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Dunning is shown here in a sketch John Martin of Bangor made on page 51 of his "Scrap Book no 3," a series of recollections on his life and…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in fashion, dance…"

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

"… in Bangor are shown in this illustration by John Martin (1823-1904), who included it on page 630 of the Journal he began in 1864 to recount his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"John Martin and Miss Mabel Martin leave on this morning’s train for the World’s Fair, making a short stop at Portland on the way.""

John Martin: Expert Observer - Old Bill, gundalow crossing Penobscot River, Bangor, 1846

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) wrote a journal beginning in 1864 recounting his life and experiences in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… the book he labeled "Scrap & Sketch Book," John Martin veered from the format he used in his Journal, which he also called his "history." Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"Intro: pages 48-64   Part 3, pages 48-64 Martin continues his discussion of politics, beginning with a visit by steamer from Bangor to Hampden…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1832-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, also was a devoted gardener, proud of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"Around them are hat and shoe styles. John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in fashion, landscaping and…"

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

"… appear on page 64 of his "Scrap Book no 3," John Martin of Bangor wrote: Curiosity and a strange freak."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor (1823-1904) began writing and illustrating a journal in 1864 to provide details…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"John Martin (1823-1904) attended the ceremonies and drew this illustration of a guard uniform, which is on page 12 of his 1864 Scrap and Sketch Book."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… the deaths of two of his daughters, Annie Martin Snow and Mabelle Martin. To make the scrapbook more easily accessible, it is broken into four…"

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

"… & Sketch Book" he began writing in 1864, John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, compared what people thought a soldier might…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… Part 2, pages 74-138 Approximately 1833-1840 Martin described his family living in Doctor Allen Rogers House in Hampden's lower corner, moving the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"Drew George B. McClellan Franklin Treat Annie Martin Northern secessionists Plot to burn New York Glassblowers exhibition Fort Sumter Capture of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works

"… article from the Lewiston Journal was among John Martin's effects. It describes the process of making pig iron and gives some background about the…"