Protest Sign

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Protest Sign

Entry/Object ID

2016.45.2

Description

Wooden (chipboard) sign that depicts a big yellow and gray tower with a "NO" icon superimposed on it. [Red circle with a diagonal line through it.] Pencil sketch lines remain. The sign is screwed to the stake.

Context

Used to protest the erection of a telecommunications tower by the Vermont Telephone Co. in Calais, VT, 2016.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.45

Source or Donor

Garfield, Marjorie B.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Richards, Scot (b. 1961)

Date made

2016

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Picket

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Yard

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Placard

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign, Advertising

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

63-1/4 in

Width

17-3/4 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont Telephone Company

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Interpretative Labels

Label

One of a series of signs made to voice opposition to the planned erection of a telecommunications tower by the Vermont Telephone Co. (VTEL) in Calais, VT. The creator, Scot Richards, says of the signs- "Let these signs attest that the 'little' guys can stand up 'big business' and win!"