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

"Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"… Street, Bangor, are shown as the buildings and grounds appeared on September 25, 1852. John Martin (1823-1907), an accountant and shopkeeper in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… 1/2 inches high, Lowest branch 7 inches from the ground, apple & stems just 3 inches the fruit 4 inches from the ground." View additional…"

Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… drew this detailed illustration of the house and grounds -- showing the improvements he made. A commentary that accompanies the drawing in "John…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"A few pages earlier in the journal, he had drawn the house and grounds. Accompanying this illustration, he wrote, "In drawing the house & L had I…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"… pool, the Indoor Pool, was built in 1978 on the grounds of the Northern Maine Fair and opened to the public in 1979. Sources: Haskell Williams V."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel

"… the tavern which also served as a hotel to the ground. Another hotel, the Presque Isle House Hotel, was built on the same location."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"Again, it was three stories tall, with the ground floor being stores. It was renamed the Perry Theatre, and had a sixty foot semicircular stage."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"… down that row to dig the potatoes out of the ground. They would have to move the barrels out of the way, too."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"National Blue Ribbon School Breaking ground for renovation, Strong Public School, ca. 1996 Conducting the ceremonial ground breaking at the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"… I give a simple outline & location of the ground floor inside and locate some of the furniture which will be familiar to them perhaps as long as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"… in structure outside and the laying out of the grounds." His journal describes the school exteriors and interiors in detail."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"If you were going down a rough road, you could pull a lever inside the car which raised the whole car body higher off the ground."

Milbridge Historical Society

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

"… the season it thickened up a little from the ground up 2 feet but when the fruit grew it would have bent to the ground but I took a brush pole I…"

Hampden Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… echo through the night There are no bugs on the ground, no birds in flight Inside the shelter the elderly are asleep They’re too frightened to…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"Midwifery, ground-breaking research, and even patent medicine empires have been part of Hallowell's medical history."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"… and Ray Hews, the chairman, who were both at the ground breaking on April 27, 1997. The church was dedicated in January of 1998."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"… the body, allowing the body to be close to the ground. This type of wagon was called the drop-axle wagon, the jigger wagon, or the Tabor wagon."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"… in the above photograph removes potatoes from the ground through a digger lag and conveyor system. Workers make sure the potatoes and rocks are…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… more efficient way of removing potatoes from the ground. These diggers eliminated the need to remove potatoes from the rows by hand, although there…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 1 of 2

"… placed it in the tub, then took the clothes and ground them against the board to make sure they got clean."