113 Painting Rack 7

Campaign Sign

2000.46.5

A yellow protest sign (a) with black text that reads, "PRESERVE MARRIAGE". Above, two black hearts are interlinked. The left heart reads, "One Man" in black Times New Roman-style font, and the right heart reads, "One Woman" in a black cursive-style font. The sign is double sided and says the same thing on both sides. It is mounted to a wooden post (b) that one would hold in a rally.

This sign was used to protest civil unions for same-sex couples. On April 26, 2000, Vermont passed a law allowing same-sex couples to receive the same benefits as heterosexual couples. Governor Dean signed the bill and it went into effect July 1, 2000.

Campaign Sign

2000.46.3

A white yard sign (a) with the words "DEAN'S ACT 60" printed in read letters and crossed out by a red prohibited sign. The bottom text reads, "VOTE DWYER" in white letters and is outlined by a red box. The sign is double-sided and has the same message on both sides. On one side there is a small sticker that reads, "Paid for by Dwyer '98/P.O Box 1998/Montpelier, Vt 05601". The sign is attached to metal stakes (b) that would be pushed into the ground.

Dean's Act 60 was an equal education act passed by Governor Howard Dean in 1997. The acted created a statewide school tax that would then be collected and distributed equally between every Vermont school in order to prevent wealthier towns from having better educational opportunity due to their higher rates of funding. Ruth Dwyer was a Republican politician who unsuccessfully ran for Governor in both 1998 and 2000 and subsequently lost to Howard Dean both years.

Picketing Sign

2024.16.31

Hand-drawn sign on cream thick paper/perhaps cardboard in marker. Bearing inscription: "DEAF SCHOOL accommodates Special Needs, not just education of DEAF Students" in alternating red and black marker. Staples on top and bottom to wooden plank. Unfinished wood with two other staples (perhaps re-using as another sign) and the number "68" in black marker.

Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT

Political Sign

2021.29.1

Rectangular sign. The front of the sign is oriented vertically and is hand-decorated with permanent markers with an outline silhouette of Donald Trump with a red tie extending from his collar to the bottom edge of the sign. The top of the sign bears the date, "1, 20, 21" in permanent marker, with pencil marks from drafting the design visible behind. The bottom of the sign bears the inscription, "THE END OF AN ERROR". The back of the sign is oriented horizontally and commercially printed with an alarm clock, the number 4, a wooden block with the letter M, and peach, and a wrapped mint candy ("Time for impeachment").

Made by Roberta Tracy and displayed in Montpelier, Vermont

Political Sign

2021.29.2

Rectangular, coroplast sign. The front of the sign is hand-decorated with in red and black permanent markers with the inscription, "AND ONE DAY LIKE A MIRACLE HE'LL BE GONE". The back of the sign is oriented horizontally and commercially printed with an alarm clock, the number 4, a wooden block with the letter M, and peach, and a wrapped mint candy ("Time for impeachment").

Made by Roberta Tracy and displayed in Montpelier, Vermont

Poster

2010.20.1

One of 16 signs made by the donors and used by them and their fellow protesters in weekly peace vigils in Montpelier. This placard/poster is two-sided; one side has yellow and blue, the other does not.The words "Support Our Troops... " are black lettering on a yellow background. The words "BRING THEM HOME NOW!!" are black lettering on a blue background. The words " VERMONT SAYS NO TO WAR" are red lettering on a white background and surround a black military tank with a red flower fire-burst. The words at the bottom state: " centralvermontpeace.org"

Protest Sign

1994.57.1

Cardboard sign that was cut in the shape of a plastic milk jug and painted white with red lettering. One side reads, "The land of Milk and Money." The other side says, "Milk of Human Blindness."

Likely used during the All Species Parade in Montpelier, Vermont.

Protest Sign

2004.59.54

A single sided, white sign with handwritten lettering. It reads, "MAYBE THE DOG ATE THE WMDs?" in black marker. Below is one red, one white, and one blue question mark.

This sign was used in protest of the Iraq war.

Protest Sign

2004.59.2

A light blue, wooden sign with the word, "PEACE" written in black block letters in an arch. Under the word, a white dove carrying an olive branch is drawn. The sign is single-sided.

This sign was used in protests of the Iraq war.

Sign

2012.18

Wooden "Apocalypse Farms" sign made from a diagonal 'slice' of a tree. Bark is still attached all the way around the long, narrow piece. There are two metal hangers along the top edge. There doesn't appear to be any finish on the piece. The letters are routed out and painted white.

Sign

2023.21.20

Black road sign with white lettering, directing one to, "Cherry Tree Hill Bed and Breakfast". On the right side, an arrow points northeast with the letter 3 under it, indicating the distance in miles to the bed and breakfast. The sign is single-sided with the other side being black.

The B&B is located in St. Johnsbury, under the new name, "Cherry House Bed and Breakfast".

Sign

1992.79.2

Wooden sign that reads: "SELECTIVE / SERVICE / LOCAL BOARD" Black lettering on white background with white border or edge.

This sign hung at the offices of the Montpelier Selective Service Board during the Vietnam War. The Selective Service System is the government agency responsible for implementing the military draft.

Sign

1989.55.1

White metal sign printed in green with a simplified silhouette of a tulip and the words "green up". Beneath the words, the ground color is green with white line art of the bottom half of a clover (stem and two leaves).

Produced to promote Green Up Day

Sign

2023.21.19a-b

A white yard sign (a) advertising a Frost Heaves game. Purple lettering reads, "It's Frost Heaves Game Day!" with a picture of their mascot, Bump -- a moose dressed in a Frost Heaves jersey -- pointing to the message. The sign (a) is attacked to a black plastic post (b) that is designed so one can use their foot to press the post into the ground. The sign (a) is double-sided with the same message printed on both sides.

The Frost Heaves were a basketball team founded by Vermont resident and Sport Illustrated writer, Alexander Wolff. The team was founded in 2005 and disbanded in 2011 due to lack of funding.

Sign, Campaign

2000.35.3

Double sided green sign (a) with white lettering that reads, "VERMONT KEEP IT CIVIL". The word, "VERMONT" is underlined. The sign is held up by metal posts (b).

The sign is in favor of the introduction of civil unions.

Vermont Vietnam

2018.8.1

"Vermont Vietnam" political print - yellow and blue print on red paper. Matted with red.
Three Vietnamese, two wearing Asian rice hats are in the background.
Middleground is filled with agricultural images including barns, silos, tractors, plowed fields, animals, people and hills.
Foreground VERMONT with red outline and blue centers and VIETNAM in solid yellow.

Yard Sign

2023.11.3

A red, black, and green yard sign. White drawings of chains start in the upper left and lower right corners and continue until the primary message text starts. The sign reads, "Pass Proposal 2 ...slavery and indentured servitude in any form are prohibited. Abolish Slavery Vermont #AbolishSlaveryVT," in white text. The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and Vermont Interfaith Action logos are printed in white in the bottom left corner. The sign is double-sided and has the same message printed on both sides.

Proposal 2 was a suggested amendment to the Vermont constitution that would prohibit slavery and indentured servitude in any context. Previously, the Vermont constitution prohibited slavery, "unless bound by the person’s own consent,after arriving to such age, or bound by law for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like" starting in 1777.

Yard Sign

2023.11.4

Yard or picket sign with a royal blue background and yellow lettering that reads, "Becca Balint For U.S. Congress". A smaller inscription at the bottom reads, "Paid for by Becca Balint for Vermont," written in the same yellow color and outlined by a yellow box. The sign is double-sided and has the same message on both sides.

Yard Sign

2023.26.1

A two-sided sign that features a picture of the park in downtown Barre with the words "BARRE STRONG" printed atop the scene in bold, white lettering. The other side is green with white printing that says, "DONATE TO THE BARRE COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND/BARRE STRONG". There is a qr code in the top left corner.

This sign was displayed in Barre City after flooding in July of 2023 and is in support of Barre residents who were affected by the catastrophe.