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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"He accompanied this illustration of "Fashion in Bangor, 1865," with a discussion of what his mother wore when he was 4 years old and commented on…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"To paraphrase prominent dress historian Anne M. Buck, when surviving specimens of dress are studied in the same way as other material evidence of…"

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

"Old Bill, gundalow crossing Penobscot River, Bangor, 1846 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"While French fashions inspired design, fashion conscious U.S. consumers began to recognize and appreciate the work of American designers such as…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

""Felix" occasion dress, ca. 1965Maine Historical Society Expensive establishment old style couture or similar high style-type clothing still…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… by means of economically dying existing cotton dresses, or remaking and dyeing an old one. Black silks or mourning crape were another class of…"

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

"her dress was a blue & red spotted Delane with a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… showing Junior "attention, order arms," in his dress coat, and going to drill. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"Martin wrote, "This style of cap was in fashion when I was 4 years old they had no visor and were wadded with cotton batting and sometimes trimed…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"At left is Ada as she was dressed from ages 4 to 6 at left, reading a book. Martin wrote, "reading picture books and primmers and giving the names of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"… who was interested in landscaping, architecture, fashion, business practices and most other subjects of his day, drew this illustration of a cone…"

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

"… War and its aftermath, and changes in society and fashion. The fifth volume is an account of one of his particular passions: dancing, and…"

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

"His interest in fashion was, in part, an effort to have the most up-to-date, and hence "proper," clothing."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… Charity School Bangor House Peter Edes Bangor-Old Town railroad Mount Hope Cemetery North Bangor (Veazie) Bangor bridges, churches, schools Bangor…"

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

"… John Martin (1823-1904) was about 10 years old when he built his own plow and had his own garden on the land his family rented in Hampden."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… activities that he began in 1864. He wrote, "The Old Town House in Hampden has to this day a quantity of powder & balls which were deposited there…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"… shows the wooden store as it was in 1850 and the old factory before it was rebuilt and the brick store as it was rebuilt and as it appeared in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"… in February 1824 when his only son was 11 months old. The younger John Martin visited Ellsworth as an adult, with his mother, and re-created the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"He wrote that it was located at the "Bangor Olde Town & Millford Switch and crossing on Market Street." He drew the house as it looked before Samuel…"

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

"… & Billings lines Sheriff Wingate Carr Fire at old Hampden Academy George H. Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas Greenhalgh…"

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

"… began to sail off bearing easterly." His 6-year-old daughter, Ada, commented, while the balloon was at its highest point about "poor man one mile…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… County, drew this illustration of an 11-year-old girl, whose name he could not remember, who was the step-daughter Alex Morrison, of one of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"1868Maine Historical Society In March 1889, when he was 66 years old, John Martin of Bangor led a "grand march" at an inauguration day dance in…"

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

"… Museum In October 1885, when he was 62 years old, John Martin left his home in Bangor for long stretches to work as an accountant at the Katahdin…"