Broadside
- Title:
- The Cry of the Loon
- Object Name:
- Broadside
- Object ID:
- 1988.085.44
- Creator:
- Warren, Samuel Ward -- Artist
- Place of Origin:
- Meredith, NH
- Date:
- circa 1980
- Description:
- Broadside regarding loon protection, from Harvey Lake Motel, Northwood, NH. Vertical rectangle. Red and black printing on tan paper: "THE CRY OF THE LOON-- / NO LAUGHING MATTER / [instructions for protecting loons] / LOONS ARE FULLY PROTECTED BY / STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. / THE LOON PRESERVATION COMMITTEE / Humiston Building / Meredith, N.H. 03253 / 603/279-5000 / (A Project of the Audubon Society of N.H.)." Image of two loons at top, with printed signature, "SAMUEL WARD WARREN / '80". Image of loon and chicks in each bottom corner.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.5 W-14 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Harvey Lake Motel, Northwood, NH. The motel closed (and was demolished) in 1988. Donor is the daughter of Charles E. and Helen Roberts, who ran the motel.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Doris Entwisle
- Subjects:
- Motels, Signs, Broadsides, Birds, Loons, Harvey Lake
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