Sign

Name/Title

Sign

Entry/Object ID

2023.15.6

Description

Sign consisting of a rectangular wooden plank on a wooden stake. There is a paper label nailed to the plank that is printed in green with the words, "VICTORY GARDEN." The "V" spans both lines in height, and has the 4-H logo (a 4-leaf clover with an H on each leaf) on it.

Context

Owned by Frank Putnam in Bethel, Vermont. Accompanied by archival collection, mostly related to WWI service.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.15

Source or Donor

Wesley, Patty, Schaedel, Garry

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Yard

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign, Advertising

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Wood, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Putnam, Frank Holmes (1894-1954)

Person or Organization

4-H

Related Places

Place

Town

Bethel

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I