Keywords: soft drink
Item 80360
Moxie Nerve Food Shipping Box, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Friendship Media: Wooden box
Item 103378
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: ink on paper
Item 37268
53-55 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: William E Dolan Use: Dwelling & Store
Item 32034
91 Adams Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Alesandro DiMatteo Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling & Store
Exhibit
Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
Exhibit
Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners
From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery
"… of Dyer Library / Saco Museum Increasingly soft drinks were becoming the favorite beverage of middle class America."
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow
"… shows the development and rising demand for soft drinks and their evolution from cure-all tonics."
