Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"Martin (1823-1864) began in 1864 writing a Journal about his life and experiences. The illustration of the bridge appeared on page 220 in a section…"

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

"… the fun of it I gave him 10 cents a piece to draw my house & store and I have both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road Bridge."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… descriptions and larger, sometimes full-page, drawings of homes, businesses, churches, schools, bridges, and other subjects."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… at Harvard and working as a structural and bridge engineer in New York. George M. Coombs’s thirty-seven-year career as an architect ended with his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… his own store on Center Street near the Rail Road Bridge. Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and activities, drew…"

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

"… Mount Hope Cemetery North Bangor (Veazie) Bangor bridges, churches, schools Bangor commercial buildings James Emerson Cottage Bucksport"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… of the North End as it was from the Rail Road Bridge to Nath Harlows March 11th 1844." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and keen…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… Cary Fashion 1846 freshet Alonzo Raynes Penobscot Bridge illustration Market Hall Stricklands Block Stetson Block Anna Raynes Rufus Prince First…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"Martin wrote, "Every available place on the bridges custom house wharves tops of store houses vessels boats rafts vessels masts were litterally…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… and "were first seen promernading Kenduskeag bridge dressed in two suits made of red Thibot dress brown sock and red hoods." "They created a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… Bridge, Bangor, 1871Bangor Public Library Tin Bridge Wreck The Tin Bridge collapsed under the weight of an express mail train on August 9, 1871."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Today Kneisel Hall draws chamber music faculty and students from across the country and the town is known for the diversity and richness of its…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… descending on Surry and its robust economy was drawing to a close. Between 1860 and 1900, four shipyards closed, the mines failed, and the town's…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"The 1927 yearbook had a drawing of the death of basketball, born in the season of 1912-13 and died in A.D."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… country” where fishing and hunting would be the draw. But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could enjoy the fineries provided by…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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