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Title:
Brush Fires
Object Name:
Sign
Object ID:
1992.011
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1904
Description:
Sign. Brush fire notice (broadside), Concord, NH, printed in black ink on white cotton cloth: "BRUSH FIRES / All persons setting brush fires, whether de- / signedly or carelessly, will be punished. / PUBLIC STATUTES, CHAPTER 277. / [complete text of sections 4, 5, and 7] / CHARLES R. CORNING, Mayor. / APRIL 6, 1904." In unused condition; apparently never posted.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
H-21 W-11.5 inches
Provenance:
From home of a Concord city councilman who served under Mayor Corning.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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