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

"… his discussion -- often quite strident -- of Democratic politics in Maine and nationally, generally portraying Democrats as scoundrels politically…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… illustrations and narrative about post Civil War Democrats in Bangor, John Martin drew this illustration of George Melvin Weston."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"… of Wisconsin was among the speakers at the Bangor Democratic Convention in August 1866. John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… of the Union Pacific Railroad, spoke at the Democratic Convention in Bangor in August 1866. John Martin, a committed Republican, attended the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. George W. Ladd, Bangor, ca. 1866

"He also was a Democrat and Greenback Party member of Congress from 1879-1883. Here he appears as drawn by John Martin, a Bangor accountant and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… dead bodies will be traveled over before a democrat can be compeled to go and defend the Capital at Washington." There were 52,000 Democrats in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"… federal budget from 1866 to 1878, as compared to Democratic states, especially former Confederate states."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"Grant, a Republican, and Horace Greeley, a Democrat/Liberal Republican. Martin strongly disliked Greeley, a former Radical Republican, because Martin…"

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

"… Greeley Marcellus Emery George Francis Train Democratic convention, Baltimore Hastings Strickland Grant & Wilson Club, Bangor E. E. Small R."

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

"… Philadelphia National Union convention Bangor Democratic convention George W. Ladd Sen. James R. Doolittle George Francis Train Gorham L."

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

"He described Dunning, a former Democrat who became active in the Republican Party, as "always to be seen on public occasions." He described a number…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… sentiments Yales Mammoth Tent Penobscot County Democratic Convention Steamer, gun boat Mahoning Congressional excursion to Bangor Bangor McClellan…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"Some of the signs in the illustration read, "Democrat House no illumination," "Three cheers for illumination on the left," and "Grant and Wilson."…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… st ..." Martin wrote that Hayford was a staunch Democrat and was the Indian agent for the Penobscot Indians in the 1840s for several years."

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

"… the war, deplored the "secesh" element in Bangor, Democratic politics, the Irish residents who voted with the Democrats, and the politicians --…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… of Horace Greeley, Grant's opponent, and other Democratic candidates for state and local offices."

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

"… through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags and express support for the Union."

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

"… his head to every body he knows whether he is democrat or republican and why or how he is so tangled up in the principles of reducing our…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… and Martin were both Republicans; Hayford was a Democrat. Kimball took out a newspaper ad attempting to get back business and suggest that Hayford…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… active as early as 1795 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, serving in both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Senate…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"When the Democrats erected a large tent in Bangor for a political convention, Martin took his son along and sketched the tent, pacing off its length…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… from two different walks of life, demonstrate the democratic, equalizing nature of modern fashion, as well as the extent of fashion media and movie…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Going Where it Will Do the Most Good The Maine Democrat , Waterville, October 22, 1909 W.G. Bunker Courtesy of Herbert C."

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