Pictured here, sometime around 1898, is the Boston landmark known as Faneuil Hall. Faneuil Hall has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742 and is often referred to as the ‘Cradle of Liberty.’ It was America's first town meeting, held in 1743, and has been the site of stirring speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis and other revolutionary leaders. It is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a popular stop on the Freedom Trail.

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