Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 1 of 6

"… an eye for the intrinsically beautiful natural landscape of Mount Desert Island. He spent part of every day outdoors, walking in the native world…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"… the last cannery to disappear from Farmington’s landscape in 1969. The plant was located where present day McDonald’s restaurant and Irving’s gas…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"This shows the Hotel Willows in landscaped setting, and provides details of the Willows amenities as well as the glories of Farmington."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Mildred Thomas and Harold Sawyer, ca. 1910

"… photo is unusual as most of his pictures were landscapes, and very rarely included people. Sawyer gave the photograph to the Thomas family where it…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… shopkeeper who was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening, dancing, and other topics and wrote and illustrated five volumes of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… "General business man, Expert Accountant, Landscape Gardener, Rustic designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March." He had worked most of his…"

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

"… and shopkeeper in Bangor, was an enthusiastic landscaper and gardener. He also wrote and illustrated five volumes, reflecting on his life…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… Bangor, also was a devoted gardener, proud of his landscape designs, and the fruit trees and vegetables he grew."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… and shopkeeper who was interested in fashion, landscaping and gardening, business practices, architecture, and numerous other topics, wrote and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… his father to build), apprentice in the landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, travel through Europe, and open his own landscape…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… to carve life and a community out of the rugged landscape. It was first inhabited by native peoples."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… to retreat to Mount Desert Island each summer was landscape engineer Joseph Henry Curtis (1841-1928)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"… the Hudson River School, a famous movement of landscape and seascape painters influenced by romantic primitivism."

Hollingsworth Fine Arts

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… was interested in architecture, gardening and landscaping, dancing, his family, politics, education, and numerous other topics."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… in Bangor, who was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening, dancing, and numerous other topics, drew the series of gate designs in…"

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

"… 1854 and immediately began renovating it and re-landscaping the grounds. A few pages earlier in the journal, he had drawn the house and grounds."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"… accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in landscaping, architecture, fashion, business practices and most other subjects of his day, drew…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… Bangor, an accountant, shopkeeper, and garden and landscape enthusiast, drew this illustration of an apple tree on page 42 of a "Scrap and Sketch…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"In contrast to these landscape backgrounds is the indoor setting of a tintype of two women who are seated between a trompe l’oeil doorway and window."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"… years, alcohol would help shape America's social landscape. Taverns, as much as churches, became the centers of small town activity in the early…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… citizens of the new republic about their history, landscape, population, geography, and commercial potential."

Greater Portland Landmarks

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

"… to about 1898 comment on his life, architecture, landscaping and gardening, education, business, inventions, family life, neighborhoods, and almost…"