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Title:
Automobile Regulation and Notice, Pittsfield Village
Object Name:
Sign
Object ID:
1990.066
Date:
1904
Description:
Sign. Automobile regulations sign from Pittsfield, NH, 1904. Black ink printed on fabric: "AUTOMOBILE / Regulation and Notice. / No automobile or motor vehicle shall be run on any street or highway within the limits of PITTSFIELD VILLAGE in Pittsfield at a a rate of speed exceeding six miles an hour, OR IN THE HIGHWAY IN THE TOWN OF PITTSFIELD outside the limits of the Village at a rate of speed exceeding ten miles an hour. Every driver of an automobile or motor vehicle must come to a FULL STOP on meeting a team in any highway in the town of Pittsfield outside the limits of the Village, and must come to a full stop within the limits of the Village whenever requested to do so. Any person violating the provisions of this by-law shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars. Pittsfield, N.H., May 11, 1904. / SHERBURNE J. WINSLOW, / JOHN H. JENNESS, / HOWELL A. POTTER, / Selectmen of Pittsfield." Originally attached to a wooden board for outdoor posting.
Material:
Textile
Dimensions:
H-9.75 W-14 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Stanley A. Hamel
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