Campaign Sign

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Sign

Entry/Object ID

2000.46.3

Description

A white yard sign (a) with the words "DEAN'S ACT 60" printed in read letters and crossed out by a red prohibited sign. The bottom text reads, "VOTE DWYER" in white letters and is outlined by a red box. The sign is double-sided and has the same message on both sides. On one side there is a small sticker that reads, "Paid for by Dwyer '98/P.O Box 1998/Montpelier, Vt 05601". The sign is attached to metal stakes (b) that would be pushed into the ground.

Context

Dean's Act 60 was an equal education act passed by Governor Howard Dean in 1997. The acted created a statewide school tax that would then be collected and distributed equally between every Vermont school in order to prevent wealthier towns from having better educational opportunity due to their higher rates of funding. Ruth Dwyer was a Republican politician who unsuccessfully ran for Governor in both 1998 and 2000 and subsequently lost to Howard Dean both years.

Acquisition

Accession

2000.46

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Credit Line

various staff members

Made/Created

Date made

1998

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Yard

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Picket

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign, Advertising

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Placard

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

32 in

Material

Coroplast

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dwyer, Ruth

Person or Organization

Dean, Howard Brush (b. 1948)

Web Links and URLs

Ruth Dwyer , Act 60