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

""John Martin Journal," 1864 X John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, especially wanted several things from life: to be respected and…"

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

"John Martin backbend, Bangor, 1844Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum The growing Raynes family and John Martin moved several times to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… to Thomaston in 1795, arriving on a sloop via the St. George River along with his wife, Lucy, and their five children."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… limestone was quarried on Limestone Hill near the St. George River in what was later to become known as the Prison Quarry."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor, in writing and illustrating a journal in 1864 that recounted his life's…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor, a shopkeeper on Center Street, found business especially slow in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor made this drawing of Rufus Prince's brick house in Bangor where…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote and illustrated five volumes reflecting on his life and environment and commenting…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) drew this illustration of the Harris House in Bangor, where he and his wife…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"In cold weather, he visited John Martin's store on Center Street and asked for work. Martin (1823-1904) hired Ryder to deliver goods for him."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and author and illustrator of a journal recounting…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"John Martin (1823-1904) included this illustration of the school and a floor plan on page 609 of the Journal he began writing and illustrating in…"

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

"John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, attended. He wrote, "This was one of the most magnificient sights I ever witnessed in…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Beginning at The House of Mercy (later named St. Catherine’s Convent), the Sisters of Mercy quickly spread across Ireland and Great Britain."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Moving pictures were shown on Friday nights. St. Joseph's Catholic Church held early Masses there before its move to upper Weld Street."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"The town office has been moved across from the vacant school on School St. The boom is definitely over."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"06 May 2013. Address. Garland St. Junior High. Echoes of the Year (yearbook). Bangor, Me., 1955. Print. Kanes, Candace. William S."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… Street in Bangor are part of a journal that John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor wrote and illustrated in 1864-1865 recalling his life and experiences…"

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

"John Martin (1823-1907), an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, bought the house in 1852. He and wife and child and his parents moved into it."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"… brick building is captured in a drawing done by John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper who wrote and illustrated a journal…"

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

"… 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…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"Dr. John Hubbard Dr. John HubbardHubbard Free Library Dr. John Hubbard (1794-1869) was born in Readfield, Me., to Dr. John and Olive Hubbard."