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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Young, a tailor who occupied the space for a short time. In 1890, the Postal Telegraph company moved into that place and lasted until 1928, when the…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… perhaps the most humble beginnings from work as a tailor, then as a Captain in the militia. He was responsible for the upkeep of the…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… purchased the house sometime in the 1840s from merchant Rufus Prince, for whom Martin worked as an accountant."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… idea as "one of the greatest humbugs that the merchants and citizens of Bangor have had to contend with since it was incorporated to this date…"

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

"… of Gorham L. Boynton, a Bangor lumber merchant, whom he described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote and illustrated…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Allen Physicians & Surgeons J.P. Walton Merchant Tailor J. Knowlton & Son Dealer in Livestock Col. A. Plummer “ “ “ A."

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

"… accounting from Rufus Prince, a soap maker and merchant, for whom he worked from 1844 to about 1854."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Herbert W. Kennison, a tailor, postmaster, and druggist in the North Village manufactured a patented garment hanger that he invented."