Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

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Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

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A boy in the post Civil War July 4 parade in Bangor in 1865 is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw hat" as depicted by John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who reflected on and recorded details of his life and activities in the Bangor area in a series of journals and scrap and sketch books.

On page 105 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began in 1864, Martin wrote, "Another splendid feature in the procession was the boys schools being each school in separate companies with a regular set of captains Lieut sargents &c all boys and their music being boys with tenore drums."

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About This Item

  • Title: Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865
  • Creator: John Martin
  • Creation Date: 1865
  • Subject Date: 1865-07-04
  • Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 4.2 cm x 1.5 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 1972; 1997.16.1
  • Object Type: Image

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