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Description
In 1855, Portland's City Hall was located in the market building that gave the name to Market Square, approximately where the Soldiers and Sailors Monument is in Monument Square. After City Hall was relocated to Congress Street in 1860, the market building became known by several names, including Old City Hall, Old Town Hall, and Old Market House.
The sign for Moxie shows the development and rising demand for soft drinks and their evolution from cure-all tonics. The sign reads: "The Famous Moxie Nerve Food Beverage."
About This Item
- Title: Old City Hall in Market Square, Portland, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Location: Monument Square, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: photographic print
- Dimensions: 34.3 cm x 26.7 cm
- Local Code: 675*2 Photographs--OS--Large--Box 8
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- City halls--Maine--Portland
- Monument Square (Portland, Me.)
- Moxie Industries, Inc.
- Portland City Hall (Portland, Me.)
- Soft drinks
- Tonics (Medicinal preparations)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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