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

"Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Bands and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… was strongly opposed by many separationists, who viewed it as undemocratic. Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 136-137."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… concluded in the early 1870s, he continues the political discussions that comprise much of his Scrap & Sketch Book, written from 1864-1866."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… in much that surrounded him: architecture, politics, gardening and farming, business, boats, horses, trolleys, churches, and, especially dancing…"

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

"… mid-year elections with the hope of forming a new political party to help President Andrew Johnson, who was heavily criticized for his policies."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"He wrote under the illustration, "Fashions August 1866, Bangor." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"His five volumes contain narrative details and illustrations, many of them in color. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

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

"… devoted a section of the "Scrap Book" to politics around 1866. He described Dunning, a former Democrat who became active in the Republican Party…"

City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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

"… childhood, his, work, the places he lived, his political views, his passions -- all intended for his wife, Clara Cary Martin, and their children."

Portland Water District

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Maine Department of Transportation

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Waldoboro Fire Department

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Maine Conservation Corps

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… rules of etiquette which will make our manners polite and easy." One of the bylaws is especially revealing."

Hose 5 Fire Museum

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

"… gardening and farming, transportation, education, politics, dance and music, religion, the Civil War era, Irish in Bangor, family life, medicine…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"… that drink played in Maine's social, economic and political history, and profiling the events and leaders in Maine that catalyzed other States' and…"