Edwin Martin Photograph Display

A woman holding a wreath — Wreath Maker, 2009, MillbridgeEdwin Martin, photo 5157

November 28, 2023 Special Collections Highlights

Now on display in the Oakes Room, a selection of photographs by Edwin Martin, a Bangor photographer and former University of Maine faculty member.

A young man on a bicycle holding a mallet — Edwin Martin, photo 5840Bike Polo Player, 2012, Bangor

The photos are from a series titled North by Down East: People of Maine, and document Maine people through a series of 136 portraits, taken 2001 through 2013, engaged in work and activities. Martin generously donated the collection of photographs to the Special Collections Department in 2013. The other photographs in the collection may be viewed in the Special Collections Department on the third floor of Fogler Library.

Images selected for display

5840. Bike Polo Player, 2012, Bangor
5157. Wreath Maker, 2009, Millbridge
5763. Drum Maker, 2012, Brewer
5435. Natural Gas Worker, 2010, Veazie
5657. Fire Inspector, 2011, Bangor
5650. Islamic Leader, 2011, Orono
5488. Rabbi, 2011, Bangor
5567. Distiller, 2011, Gouldsboro
5412. Science Teacher, 2010, Bangor
5552. Organic Farmer, 2011, Pittsfield

While these are available for viewing only in-person, a wide range of photographs on various topics and locations throughout the State of Maine are available by accessing the library’s Photographs area in DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, contact Special Collections & Projects, Raymond H. Fogler Library, by email at um.library.spc@maine.edu or phone, 1.207.581.1686.