Sign
- Title:
- Help Prevent Forest Fires
- Object Name:
- Sign
- Object ID:
- 2009.006
- Date:
- 1940-1950
- Description:
- Sign, hand-painted lettering on oilcloth. Horizontal rectangle. Red and black letters on light gray glossy paint: "HELP / PREVENT / FOREST FIRES / N.H. FORESTRY DEPT." Edges folded over and sewn with black thread. Metal grommet in each corner.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-20.3 W-32 inches
- Provenance:
- A note was attached to sign: "From John Q. Ricard, from mother's house, 7-11-98." John Q. Ricard (1943-2007) was a forest ranger with the NH Division of Forests and Lands. He lived in Canaan, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sylvia H. Grimes in tribute to New Hampshire Firefighters
- People:
- Ricard, John Q. (1943-2007)
- Subjects:
- Forest fires, Forestry, Fire prevention
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